India's Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft achieves historic Moon landing

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SUBSCRIBE SUBSCRIBE: £1 FOR 3 MONTHS August, 2023 View in browser India's Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft achieves historic Moon landing   Andrew Griffin, Vishwam Sankaran India has successfully landed near the Moon's uncharted south pole, in a historic and unprecedented feat.   It becomes the first space agency to successfully land near the region, after the Russian space agency attempted – and failed – to do so on Monday. That Luna-25 craft crashed into the lunar surface and was destroyed.   Indian space agency Isro successfully managed the mission just a few days later, becoming only the fourth country to soft land a probe on the Moon, after a run of failures by competitors. Only the US, the former Soviet Union and China have landed there.   More follows   OTHER STORIES YOU MIGHT LIKE > Watch live: India's Chandrayaan-3 succeeds in historic moon landing   > Ukraine-Russia war: Putin's 'General Armageddon' fired while Kyiv makes gains in village of Robotyne   > At least 17 dead and 'many' missing as bridge collapses in India's Mizoram   Enjoying this newsletter? Unlock unlimited, ad-free reading on the website and in The Independent app when you subscribe – plus, benefit from our welcome offer when you join today. We noticed that you might not be registered By registering, you will enjoy limited access to Independent Premium articles, commenting, and virtual events with our leading journalists REGISTER FOR FREE OTHER NEWSLETTERS YOU MIGHT LIKE Climate News Every Friday, 12pm (UK time) Written by Louise Boyle Join now The View from Westminster  Every weekday, 6pm (UK time) Written by John Rentoul Join now The Independent proudly partners with Refuge and the National Domestic Abuse Helpline: 0808 2000 247 If you can spare a minute we'd love your feedback on our newsletters. Join the conversation or follow us Download the free Independent app Please do not reply directly to this email You are currently registered to receive The Independent's Breaking News newsletter. Add us to your safe list of senders.   If you do not want to receive The Independent's Breaking News newsletter, please unsubscribe.   If you no longer wish to receive any newsletters or promotional emails from The Independent, you can unsubscribe here.   This e-mail was sent by Independent Digital News and Media Ltd, 14-18 Finsbury Square, London EC2A 1AH. Registered in England and Wales with company number 07320345. Read our privacy notice and cookie policy.