Chandrayaan-3 Success Can Offer Huge Economic Benefits to India

India became the fourth country after the United States, the former Soviet Union (now Russia), and China to achieve a soft landing on the lunar surface.

Updated: August 24, 2023 11:32 am IST

On Wednesday, the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft landed on the Moon - an event with the potential to unlock real economic benefits.

Chandrayaan-3 is the third lunar exploration mission by the Indian Space Research Organisation. India became the fourth country after the United States, the former Soviet Union (now Russia), and China to achieve a soft landing on the lunar surface.

Crash landings - like what happened with Chandrayaan-2 - don't count.