Indian Chandrayaan 3 landing on south pool at moon

India has become the first country to successfully land a spacecraft near the south pole of the moon, in a moment that drew cheers at parties around the country. Subscribe to Guardian News

The Chandrayaan-3, which means "mooncraft" in Sanskrit, put down its Vikram lander shortly after 6pm (1230 GMT) near the little-explored area in a world first for any space programme. People across the country were glued to television screens and said prayers as the spacecraft approached the surface.

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