India will be the fourth nation after the United States, China and Russia to soft-land on the Moon.

Preethi S

India

Jul 23, 2019 5:02:00 PM

A publication on Chandrayaan 2 by ISRO and a briefing by NASA about the history of the moon on their respective official websites validate the claim.

A publication on Chandrayaan 2 by ISRO and a briefing by NASA about the history of the moon on their respective official websites validate the claim.The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) in its Chandrayaan-2 page mentions that India will be the fourth country to soft-land on the lunar surface, a feat which was previously achieved by the USA, Russia and China. This means if India is successful in making a soft landing on the lunar south pole as scheduled, it will be the fourth country to do so.

A column published by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) also confirms that the US, Russia (previously known as the Soviet Union) and China were the only 3 countries to successfully soft-land on the surface of the moon.

Reference links

Indian Space Research Organisation

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Moon: NASA Science

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