Keith’s note: I did an interview with Deutsche Welle about Chandrayaan-3. They aired an intro piece before me where they talked with a family in India and their children’s reactions to the landing and I almost had tears in my eyes since, as I said in my interview that was me as a little boy. [DW Audio]. I also did an interview with CGTN talking about how the Moon is a place that everyone can and should visit. [CGTN Audio]

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.