Name: Why Russia and India Want to Reach the Lunar South Pole
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Description: 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. WSJ explains why the two countries were racing to get there, and how their missions could affect the global space race. Photo: Aijaz Rahi/Associated Press

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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. WSJ explains why the two countries were racing to get there, and how their missions could affect the global space race. Photo: Aijaz Rahi/Associated Press

Why Russia and India Want to Reach the Lunar South Pole

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Indian spacecraft Chandrayaan-3, the word for "moon craft" in Sanskrit, travels after it was launched from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, India, Friday, July 14, 2023. The Indian spacecraft blazed its way to the far side of the moon Friday in a follow-up mission to its failed effort nearly four years ago to land a rover softly on the lunar surface, the country's space agency said. A successful landing would make India the fourth country, after the United States, the Soviet Union, and China, to achieve the feat. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)

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Lessons from India’s frugal moon landing for any business.

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You can’t make a giant leap without taking small steps. 

 last week, India joined the U.S., Russia and China as the only nations to land on the lunar surface. It was also the first to reach the 

 to previously unexplored frontiers was a spectacular achievement for this nation of 1.4 billion people. 

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