Kudos to India

For John, BLUF:  Following closely on the heels of Russia's failure to pull off the same event, India has demonstrated great competence.  Nothing to see here; just move along.

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India becomes the 4th country to successfully land on the moon (Update)

From Hot Air, by Reporter John Sexton, 23 August 2023, 1:00 PM.

Here is the lede plus one:

India just became part of an exclusive club. With the successful touchdown of its Vikram lander today, it is now just the 4th nation to soft-land a spacecraft on the moon.

The entire mission was called Chandrayaan-3 which means “moon craft” in Sanskrit. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi celebrate the achievement from South Africa where he is participating in the BRICS meeting.

This is a tremendous enginnering feat and it marks India's move into the upper tier of nations.

Hat tip to the InstaPundit.

Regards  —  Cliff