India’s successful Chandrayaan-3

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is over the moon.

That’s because his country is now on the moon. India became the fourth nation to make a soft landing on the moon today (Aug. 23) when its Chandrayaan-3 mission successfully touched down near the lunar south pole. India now joins China, the former Soviet Union and the United States on the list of countries who have made a controlled landing on the surface of the moon.

“This success belongs to all of humanity and it will help moon missions by other countries in the future,” Modi said in a speech following Chandrayaan-3’s successful landing. “I’m confident that all countries in the world, including those from the global south, are capable of capturing success. We can all aspire to the moon and beyond.”