India becomes the first country in the world to successfully land a spacecraft close to the south pole of the moon.

On Wednesday, India became the first country to successfully land a spacecraft close to the south pole of the moon. This was a technological achievement for the most populous country in the world as well as a historic journey to previously unexplored terrain thought to contain significant frozen water reservoirs.

India now joins the United States, the Soviet Union, and China as the only other nations to reach this milestone after a failed attempt to land on the moon in 2019. At 6:04 p.m. local time, a lander with a rover aboard touched down on the lunar surface, prompting jubilation across India, notably in Bengaluru, a city in southern India, where scientists watching the landing broke out in applause.

The successful trip fits with the picture that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is attempting to project: an emergent nation establishing its place among the world's elite. It also demonstrates India's burgeoning standing as a technology and space superpower.

Currently, India is on the moon. No other country has ever made it to the south pole of the moon except for India. While watching the landing from South Africa, where he is taking part in the BRICS nations conference, Modi stated, waving the Indian tricolour flag, "We are seeing history.

According to S. Somnath, the head of the government-run Indian Space Research Organisation, the lunar rover would descend a flap from the lunar lander within a few hours or a day and carry out investigations, such as an examination of the mineral makeup of the lunar surface.

It is anticipated that the mission, which started over a month ago and is estimated to have cost $75 million, will continue for another two weeks. India would next undertake a manned lunar mission, according to Somnath.

Nuclear-armed The success of the lunar mission would probably increase Modi's popularity in the lead-up to a vital general election next year. India's economy rose to become the fifth-largest in the world last year.

The Russian Luna-25, which was headed for the same lunar region, spun into an uncontrolled orbit and crashed just days before India's accomplishment. After a hiatus of 47 years, it would have been the first successful lunar landing by Russia. The failure was attributed by Russia's chairman of the government-run space corporation Roscosmos on a lack of experience brought on by the protracted pause in lunar research that followed the final Soviet moon trip in 1976.

Many Indians have praised Modi's initiatives to restore India's international stature and finally shed the burden of British colonialism. Many people saw the moon landing as another evidence that their nation is a developing, contemporary superpower.

In offices, stores, restaurants, and residences all around India, crowds of excited and apprehensive individuals gathered around televisions. On riverbanks, in temples, and other sacred locations, including the holy city of Varanasi in northern India, thousands of people prayed on Tuesday for the mission's success while holding oil lamps.