India has become the first country to successfully land a spacecraft on the moon's south pole.
Chandrayaan-3 was aiming to become the first spacecraft to touch down in a region of the lunar surface thought to contain deep craters with water ice.India moon landing - live updates
The successful landing was met with cheers and applause from mission control at Satish Dhawan Space Centre. Prime Minister Narendra Modi joined a conference call at the space centre to watch the landing, waving an Indian flag when it made the spacecraft landed. Water ice could be used for fuel, oxygen, and drinking water - with the mission laying the groundwork for a potential permanent base.
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