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
Half hopefully. the main mission control room, half hopefully. the main mission control room, everyone - half hopefully. the main mission control room, everyone will - half hopefully. the main mission control room, everyone will be l control room, everyone will be waiting anxiously, doing all of the final preparations and receiving data that we are not going to be party to. there are a public timeline is that we have got of things happening in the mission so the next main thing is going to happen from 12:45 when he received the first images are back as the descent process starts to take place. my fingers and toes are crossed for everybody in the mission control room because i can only imagine the nerves that they are going through right now.- going through right now. jealous about the significance going through right now. jealous about the significance of - going through right now. jealous about the significance of this - about the significance of this particular mission and partic
Moon, there are craters and lots of challenging issues to come about and if you think about it, what they are going to be doing is coming to a really fast landing and then suddenly going very slowly in their landing, so that feather soft landing, so that feather soft landing is really going to be critical. the lander will land on legs so that really has to ensure that it lands softly and safely on the surface for it to be able to have the next steps of the process of this demonstration that we are hopefully going to witness. bier? hopefully going to witness. very briefl , hopefully going to witness. very briefly. from hopefully going to witness. very briefly, from a hopefully going to witness. very briefly, from a science - hopefully going to witness. very briefly, from a science perspective, what is it that is so significant about finding water or water ice? india was the first nation to discover the presence of water on the surface of the moon. there are some experiments that wil
This is bbc news. india aims to become the first country to reach the moon s south pole. russia s president putin tells a group of world leaders at the brics summit, that the west is to blame for the war in ukraine. andrew tate prosecution files reveal graphic claims of coercion ahead of his trial. hello, i m sarah campbell, welcome to bbc news now, three hours of fast moving news, interviews and reaction. india is hoping to create history by becoming the first country in the world to reach the moon s south pole. its spacecraft is due to begin its descent to the lunar surface very shortly. this is the chandrayaan 3 rocket taking off from the bay
Space agency believe that the lessons learned then will ultimately lead them to success now. and if india is able to pull this off, they will be in an elite class, one of only four countries in the world to manage a soft landing on the moon, and more importantly, the only country in the world to get to the moon s south pole. if achieved, it would be an incredible feat for india s very ambitious space programme. let s go live now to anushka sharma who is the founder of naaut which is a space, technology, and innovation consultancy firm. thank you forjoining as. exciting times. tell us what will be going on now in terms of the mission which is due to land in around an hour and a half hopefully. the due to land in around an hour and a half hepefully-