India's Moon Landing Imminent as Russia's Lunar Lander Crashes

India's space agency, ISRO, released images taken by its Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft as it heads for a landing on the lunar south pole, following the failure of Russia's Luna-25 mission. The mission, scheduled for August 23, aims to be the first successful landing on the moon's south pole, a region believed to contain water ice. A successful landing would establish India as a space power and boost its reputation for cost-competitive space engineering. It would also mark India as the fourth country to successfully land on the moon. ISRO scientists have made changes to Chandrayaan-3 based on lessons learned from the previous mission's failure, including improvements to landing capabilities and increased fuel capacity.