This is a significant development for India and moves them up the list of space superpowers.
As Russia’s attempt this week revealed, landing on the Moon is far from simple, and other missions, including India’s initial attempt, have failed.
The US, the former Soviet Union, and China are the only three countries to have successfully touched down on the lunar surface, but India was second time lucky.
They are now prepared to explore the lunar south pole, which has never been visited by any previous mission.
Scientific curiosity is developing in this area. This area’s craters are always in the dark and are filled with frozen water.
Future human exploration will greatly benefit from this resource, which is why NASA’s Artemis mission, which is bringing astronauts to the Moon, is also focused on this area.
Additionally, water would be essential for launching us further into the solar system.
Exploration of destinations like Mars and beyond could be fueled by separating it into its component parts of hydrogen and oxygen.
