india s lunar mission is a few hours away from attempting to land on the south pole of the men. if successful, india will become the fourth country after the us, the former soviet union and china to perform a soft landing on the lunar surface. so what does this mission mean for the country s standing as a space power and for future lunar exploration? we have finaers lunar exploration? we have fingers crossed. lunar exploration? we have fingers crossed. it - lunar exploration? we have fingers crossed. it would i lunar exploration? we have| fingers crossed. it would be lunar exploration? we have l fingers crossed. it would be a moment of national pride of india s land i was able to set down safely on the lunar surface to become the first country to land on them in s south side which is also called the dark side of the moon and trickier. there was great anticipation across the country, with events and live screening of the landing pad and educational institutions and educational institu
us this time yesterday you would have caught our converstion about the potential of the so called lunar economy. well india s lunar mission is just a few hours away from attempting to land on the south pole of the moon. if successful, india will become the fourth country after the us, the former soviet union, and china to perform a soft landing on the lunar surface. so what does the mission mean for the country s standing as a space power and for future lunar exploration? here s archa na shukla. we re all fingers crossed. it would be a moment of national pride if india s lander is able to set down safely on the lunar surface to become the first country to land on the moon s south pole, which is also called the dark side of the moon and considered trickier. there is great anticipation across the country with events and live screenings of the landing planned in educational institutions, many offices and public places. after a failure in 2019, this is india s second bid to land on the l
and lots of other science that we are hopefully going to receive back. you will keep us across other developments, so thank you so much for the moment. live now to the bbc s archana shukla who is at a planetarium in mumbai. how much of this is an event in india? it how much of this is an event in india? , ,., ., india? it is something that everybody india? it is something that everybody is india? it is something that everybody is waiting - india? it is something that i everybody is waiting eagerly india? it is something that - everybody is waiting eagerly for and we are here at the planetarium in mumbai where it live swing has an organised and many people, just a few months ago when the gates opened, children and families, children from schools have also come here to watch the live screening and be part of this historic moment when india becomes the first nation to soft land on the south pole of the lunar surface. this is something that we are looking forward to also from the point
maybe not in the near future but perhaps 5 10 years down the line. india s lunar mission is just a few hours away from attempting to land on the south pole of the moon. if successful, india will become the fourth country after the us, the former soviet union, and china to perform a soft landing on the lunar surface. so what does the mission mean for the country s standing as a space power and forfuture lunar exploration? here s archana shukla with the latest. we re all fingers crossed. it would be a moment of national pride if india s lander is able to set down safely on the lunar surface to become the first country to land on the moon s south pole, which is also called the dark side of the moon and considered trickier. there is great anticipation across the country with events and live screenings of the landing planned in educational institutions, many offices and public places. after a failure in 2019, this is india s second bid to land on the lunar south pole and is crucial for th
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