India's Chandrayaan-3 Moon Landing: Space Exploration on a Hollywood Movie Budget
In the multi-billion-dollar aerospace club, India literally defined the term "value for money".
On August 23, 2023, India's Chandrayaan-3 lander touched down, officially making them the first nation to soft-land near the lunar south pole.
Why the South Pole?
Water Ice. Ice in space is pure gold, ready to be melted for drinking water or processed into rocket fuel.
💸 Hollywood Budget
The entire mission cost $75 million. The movie "Interstellar" cost $165 million. India went to the actual Moon for less money than Hollywood spends pretending.
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