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https://arstechnica.com/space/2023/08/india-becomes-the-fourth-country-to-land-a-spacecraft-on-the-moon/

> Confirmation of the successful landing triggered a celebration across India, both inside and outside the mission control center in Bangalore. Chandrayaan 3 ends a 47-year drought in successful lunar landings by any country outside China, which has placed three probes on the Moon's surface, including one on the lunar far side, since 2013.

> The lander began its powered descent to the lunar surface about 20 minutes before touchdown, initially bleeding off speed in a horizontal orientation before pitching over to start a vertical approach to the landing zone. Vikram paused its descent at 2,600 feet (800 meters) and 500 feet (150 meters) to allow on-board cameras to check for boulders or hazards.

> The arrival of Chandrayaan 3 on the Moon marks a comeback for India after the country's first attempt at a lunar landing failed in 2019. That mission, named Chandrayaan 2, crashed after a cascading series of problems. Higher-than-expected thrust levels from its braking rockets drove the lander off course, and its on-board software was unable to compensate for the error.

> Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi watched the landing through a video connection from South Africa, where he is attending a summit of the BRICS nations—Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. He said India's successful landing on the Moon was "welcomed universally."

> Luna 25 was the first Russian mission to attempt a landing on the Moon since the Soviet-era Luna 24 mission in 1976. Chandrayaan 3's success, coupled with India's other accomplishments in space, signals it may be time to rethink Russia's ranking among the world's space powers.

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