# @reuters on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CwSlmJBIQ6L
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/8325316-reuters-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2023-08-23T14:28:03.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Reuters (@Reuters) — https://gondola.cc/Reuters

## Caption

🌕🚀  An Indian spacecraft landed on the rugged, unexplored south pole of the moon in a mission seen as crucial to lunar exploration and India’s standing as a space power, just days after a similar Russian lander crashed.
 
“This moment is unforgettable. It is phenomenal. This is a victory cry of a new India,” said Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who waved the Indian flag as he watched the landing from South Africa, where he is attending a regional summit.
 
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#Reuters #video #news #Indiamoonmission #Russiamoonmission #NASA #China #space #exploration #moonwater

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