The first private company just landed on the moon. Here's how they did it.

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A Houston company made history by successfully landing the first commercial US spacecraft on the moon, more than 50 years after the US made its last crewed landing.

India's moon lander and rover didn't wake up despite high hopes

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India's moon rover, Pragyaan, made history as the first to explore the lunar south pole.

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How India landed on the moon and flew to Mars at a fraction of the cost of NASA and Russia missions

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Getting to the moon is expensive, but India managed to do it on a budget.

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Why Russia and India both crashed near the moon's south pole before India nailed the first soft landing there

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The lunar south pole region on the far side of the moon, captured by Russia's Luna-25 spacecraft before its failed attempt to land.

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India wants to fly its own astronauts to the moon, after becoming the first nation to land near the lunar south pole

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A still from a livestream shows a 3D reconstitution of India's historic moon landing.

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India's adorable, dog-sized moon rover did its first science on the moon by shooting powerful laser beams at the surface

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Image of the rover on board India's moon lander.
The Pragyaan rover will be the first robot to drive around on the lunar south pole. What will it find?

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Watch the historic moment India successfully lands on the south pole of the moon, beating the US, China, and Russia

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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.

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