here's what the political and economic gains are
- Written by Christopher Newman, Professor of Space Law and Policy, Northumbria University, Newcastle
From the early days of human space activity in the 1960s, missions to the Moon have attracted significant global attention. India’s recent success in landing the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft on the Moon was technically demanding and occurred in a previously unexplored part of the Moon.
As well as the scientific benefits, India has already...