Defense & policy · first seen 8 Aug, updated 8 Aug
India landed its Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft near the Moon’s south pole in August 2023 on a mission that cost around 75 million dollars, reportedly less than the production budget of several big-budget Hollywood space movies, making it one of the cheapest journeys ever completed to another world
India’s ₹615 crore Chandrayaan-3 mission cost about US$75 million, but the figure, the Hollywood comparison and the south-pole description all benefit from context. The post India landed its Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft near the Moon’s south po…
Summary from SpaceDaily.