- India is planning its first crewed moon mission after successfully landing a robotic probe on the moon’s south pole.
- The country’s Chandrayaan-3 mission makes it the fourth nation to land on the moon, and the first to reach the lunar south pole.
- Before the manned moon mission, India plans to launch two unmanned missions, Gaganyaan 1 and 2, to test the capacity of its rocket, LVM3.