Chandrayaan-3 Landed Safely On The Moon

Keith’s note: India’s Chandrayaan-3 has landed safely at the Moon’s south pole. India is the first nation to visit this part of the Moon and only the fourth nation to land successfully on the Moon. India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi was at ISRO mission control and made some rousing comments – among which where these words in English: “This mission was not India’s alone … The global south can achieve these things. We can all aspire to the Moon and beyond … the sky is not the limit”. Over 8 million people were watching the YouTube live stream. How often does NASA do that? There is a vast soft power potential opportunity for NASA. India has signed the Artemis Accords. NASA is no longer the only show in town. Let’s see if NASA can truly tap the abundance of pent-up, raw enthusiasm for space exploration resident within Earth’s Global South. Or will NASA just issue more press releases.