India Moon landing 'historic day': PM Modi
- Asia
- Reuters
- Published Date: 03:58 | 23 August 2023
- Modified Date: 03:58 | 23 August 2023
India on Wednesday became the first nation to land a craft near the Moon's south pole, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi calling it a "historic day".
"Historic day for India's space sector," he wrote on the social media platform X, previously known as Twitter.
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