India This Decade

India's Historic Moon Landing: A Game-Changer for the Nation's Economy


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On August 23, 2023, India made history by becoming the first nation to successfully land a spacecraft on the Moon's south pole through its Chandrayaan-3 mission. This exceptional feat not only fills our nation with immense pride, but it also opens up a plethora of opportunities across various sectors that could potentially spur India's economic growth. Chandrayaan-3 is the third mission within the Chandrayaan program, a series of lunar exploration missions developed by the esteemed Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). Launched on July 14, 2023, this mission consists of a lunar lander named Vikram and a lunar rover named Pragyan. The primary objectives of the mission were to demonstrate the capability of safe landing and roving on the lunar surface.

 

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India This DecadeBy Amaya