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India's Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft has landed on the moon, making the country the fourth nation ever to accomplish such a feat.
India's lunar spacecraft lands safely near the Moon's little-explored south pole, sparking wild celebrations and applause among technicians guiding the mission. India has become the first nation to land a spacecraft, the Chandrayaan-3, on the Moon’s south pole. Prime Minister Narendra Modi joined the celebrations via live broadcast from the sidelines of the BRICS diplomatic summit in South Africa. This was a historic triumph for the world's most populous nation and its ambitious, cut-price space programme.
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