and the first person of colour to step foot on the moon in 2025 but now suggests the date of that mission may slip back. finally, there has been an increase in private and commercial space exploration with elon musk s space x testing reuseable launch vehicles. there are few laws and treaties governing space so the area is seen as ripe for exploration and exploitation. our correspondent samira hussain is at india s space agency as the countdown to the spacecraft s descent to the lunar surface gets closer. the stage is set, and even here at the media centre at isro, which is india s space agency, the excitement is palpable. everyone is waiting to see if india will be able to manage a soft landing on the moon. now, the last time the country tried this was back in 2019, and the scientists that are working here at india s