India has become the first country toland near the moon's south pole, just days after a Russian spacecraft crashed trying to reach the area.
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00:00 Well this is a huge moment.
00:03 India has just become the first country to land a spacecraft on the south pole of the
00:09 moon.
00:10 As you can see, people are so excited here at the Delhi Planetarium.
00:13 This is a huge moment for this country which wants to be seen as a space power alongside
00:20 countries like the US and China.
00:22 And people that I've been speaking to here today, they're obviously extremely, extremely
00:28 proud about what this means for their country.
00:32 And we are just screaming like, "Oh, we can do it and we did it!"
00:37 I'm feeling as if my country is on top of the world.
00:40 I'm feeling so proud and all the scientists and all the people who are making this country
00:45 proud.
00:46 Well, this goes a long way, you know, so for her to, you know, come here and see this and
00:54 be a proud Indian is nothing like it, you know.
00:57 I mean, we are all of it.
00:59 The Narendra Modi government, this is a major win.
01:02 It wants to be seen as a technological leader and one that is an assertive global superpower.
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