Early in the morning Mountain Time today, an Indian lander named Vikram became the first spacecraft to touch down on the surface of the moon near its South Pole. The lander, which carried a six-wheeled rover and is part of the Chandrayaan-3 mission, was a monumental achievement for the Indian Space Research Organisation: India is now just the fourth country to land successfully on the moon. Just days before, a second lander from Russia didn't fare so well. The Luna-25 spacecraft smashed into the surface of the moon and "ceased to exist," according to a Russian statement-highlighting the fact that getting to the moon is still really hard.

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