India’s Successful Landing on the Moon
Ask students: Why did India go to the moon? How do humans get to the moon? Is it different from the U.S.’s 1969 trip? How about the landing?
It was a historic day for India as it became the fourth country to land on the moon. It comes after a failed attempt in 2019 and just days behind a failed Russian lunar landing. Prime Minister Modi watched alongside the team at the Indian Space Research Organization as the Chandrayaan-3 touched down in the moon’s south polar region. Amna Nawaz and Miles O’Brien discussed the monumental moment.
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Discussion Questions
- Why did India go to the moon?
- How do humans get to the moon? Is it different from the U.S.’s 1969 trip? How about the landing?
- Who is Narendra Modi?
- What does Miles O’Brien say are lessons we might learn about space exploration as a whole by going to the moon? What excited him India’s moon landing?
- Where did the spacecraft land?
Focus Questions
Do you think humans should still be going to the moon? Why or why not? Would you go?
Media literacy: What do you think is the most important detail revealed in this story about India’s moon launch? Is the detail you chose more about science or about politics and international relations?
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