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BREAKING NEWS : Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft lands on the moon · Elon Musk Podcast

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  Hi everybody and welcome back to the Elon Musk podcast, where we
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  explore the frontiers of space technology and the innovations
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  that are shaping our future. And in today's episode, it's
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  truly groundbreaking. We'll be focusing on India's
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  recent triumph in space exploration, the Shundry and
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  Three mission where an Indian spacecraft successfully landed
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  on the uncharted South Pole of the Moon, marking India as the
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  4th nation to achieve this feat. Now this historical landing took
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  place just days after Russia's Lunar 25 mission failed and the
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  success story has been celebrated all around the world.
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  starshipshirts.com and let's dive into this exciting chapter
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  of space exploration. India's Chandran 3 mission has
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  resonated with millions of people that just as a
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  technological achievement, but as a symbol of national pride
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  and potential. With a launch budget of just $74
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  million, which is notably less than the cost to produce the
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  2013 Hollywood space thriller Gravity, India has proven its
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  mettle in cost competitive space engineering.
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  The Prime Minister of India, Modi, marked the success as a
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  victory cry of a new India Watch from South Africa, where he
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  attended the bricks summit. The landing sparked nationwide
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  celebrations with people dancing in the streets, setting off
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  fireworks, inhaling India on the moon.
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  The chief of the Indian Space Research Organization, or
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  Israel, announced this landmark achievement and congratulations
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  poured in from around the world. Russian President Vladimir
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  Putin, also NASA Administrator Bill Nelson expressed admiration
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  for India's progress in science and technology.
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  Chadry and Three Mission was watched by nearly 7 million
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  people on YouTube, reflecting the widespread public interest
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  and engagement with the country space ambitions.
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  And this success was specifically poignant given
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  India's previous yet up Chandrian 2, where the orbiter
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  was successful and is still in orbit around the Moon.
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  But the Lander had a crash landing into the surface of the
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  Moon. So what makes the Chandrian 3
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  emission unique? For starters, the spacecraft is
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  expected to remain functional for just two weeks, conducting a
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  series of experiments. And one of these instruments is
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  a spectrometer analysis of the mineral composition of the lunar
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  surface, an essential step in understanding the geology of the
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  Moon and the Moon. River will also analyze the
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  lunar surface over the next few hours and days.
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  And these findings will build confidence in India space
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  capabilities, opening doors to potential voyages to Mars and
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  also to Venus and India. Space aspirations don't stop on
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  the Moon. The nation is planning a mission
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  in September to study the sun and a human Space Flight by
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  2024. Now the sundry and three
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  mission, with its $74 million budget, not only exemplifies
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  India's efficient space engineering but may also inspire
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  future space missions to target the rugged train of the moon
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  South Pole, the region ice could supply fuel, oxygen and drinking
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  water for future missions. Now a partner and managing
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  director of space consultancy Space Tech Partners highlighted
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  the significance of landing on the South Pole.
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  They said the possibility of water ice on the moon paves the
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  wave for further research of the geology of the moon and possibly
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  supports human habitation in the long run.
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  Now the anticipation before the landing was incredible and
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  banner headlines adorn Indian newspapers, news channels.
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  They ran countdowns, prayers. Our Space news pod channel on
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  YouTube had a 24/7 stream. Prayers were held across various
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  places of worship and school. Children proudly wave the Indian
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  tricolor awaiting live screenings of the landing.
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  Indian successful landing, particularly following Russia's
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  failure, exemplifies resilience and innovation.
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  It underscores India's rising stature as a technology and
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  space powerhouse, aligning with Prime Minister Modi's vision of
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  an ascendant nation asserting its place among the global
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  elite. But it's not just about national
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  pride, though. The Shandrian 3 mission carries
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  scientific and practical implications.
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  Many countries and private companies are interested in the
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  Moon South Pole region due to the potentially frozen water
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  that could aid future astronaut missions and the six wheeled
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  Lander and Rover module shudry. And three aims to provide vital
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  data on the properties of lunar soil and rocks, including their
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  chemical and elemental compositions.
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  And this information could be pivotal for the human habitation
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  of the moon, for the Artemis program that NASA is doing, the
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  lessons learned from India's failed mission in 2019 were
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  vital in executing A flawless mission with sundry and three.
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  Now India's success comes as a crucial juncture when numerous
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  countries and private companies are racing to land a spacecraft
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  on the lunar surface. The successful landing of Sundry
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  and Three is not just a win for India, but a leap forward for
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  international cooperation and shared human exploration of the
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  cosmos. Now, thank you for listening to
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