why is it so impressive that India landed on the South side of the Moon?
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Making a successful soft landing on the moon is regarded as something only a ‘superpower’ can do. And right now russia can’t even do that. The reasorces needed to perform such a feat go far beyond the design, sourcing, construction and launch of the vehicle, and demonstrate a society that is wealthy, sophisticated, ambitious and politically stable enough for such high-end pursuits. The fact that India can do it, and for a really cheap budget, shows they’re able to forge their own destiny and aren’t part of someone else’s ‘sphere of influence’. Given how shaky things are in both China and Russia, India will soon be the premier power in that half of the continent.
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