NBC news 41 today November 21st 2024 
India became the world’s first country to reach the lunar south pole on Wednesday, three days after Russia’s spacecraft crashed in the same region. The two countries both launched rockets with aims to become the world’s first nation to touch down on the moon’s south pole. India’s Chandrayaan-3 launched in July while Russia’s Luna-25 launched in mid-August. But what do both countries gain from being first to land on the lunar south pole?
WSJ explains the significance of Russia and India’s missions to the moon and their impact on Moscow and New Delhi back on Earth.
0:00 India lands on the south pole of the moon
0:53 Why the south pole?
2:37 Why Russia and India want to be first
4:32 New space race
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