of the south pole of the moon. nobody has managed that before. they are the first country to do that. how difficult, how complex was that mission? it isa it is a really insanely complex mission, they call it 15 minutes of terrorfor a reason, mission, they call it 15 minutes of terror for a reason, countless missions have failed in the past, this is a very small space agency and they did it on a tight budget and they did it on a tight budget and they ve done it, largely themselves, and getting through things like a lack of atmosphere on the moon, a huge amount of dust on the moon, a huge amount of dust on the moon, a huge amount of dust on the moon, landing in an area that is very hazardous, lots of craters, mountainous. it is incredible they have been able to do it, no one has done what they have done so far,
energy to expense, so you can t send endless amounts of fuel up, so typically these things will run either by nuclear or by solar power, so you are limited in what you can do and you want to do it as quickly as possible. do and you want to do it as quickly as possible- do and you want to do it as quickly as ossible. . , ., , ., as possible. and “ust even as we are talkin , i as possible. and “ust even as we are talking, i am as possible. and just even as we are talking. i amiust as possible. and just even as we are talking, i am just looking as possible. and just even as we are talking, i am just looking at - as possible. and just even as we are talking, i am just looking at these i talking, i am just looking at these continuing live pictures from mission control, and that real contrast. obviously you can see the indian prime minister who is addressing those people, but on the same side you can see people there up same side you can see people there up on theirfeet, smiling,
then you have to get it through many stages before it is even built. this was the last, essentially, a chance for them to land on the moon as part of the chandrayaan series. i am sure it is a huge relief for all involved. it is a huge relief for all involved. ., ~ i. . involved. thank you so much, we will talk more very involved. thank you so much, we will talk more very soon involved. thank you so much, we will talk more very soon as involved. thank you so much, we will talk more very soon as we involved. thank you so much, we will talk more very soon as we continue i talk more very soon as we continue to watch these live pictures. the prime minister telling people at mission control india that india is now on the moon, a landmark moment. the incoming directorfor the un office for outer space affairs is with us. thank you forjoining us once again from peterborough in canada. you are reflecting a little earlier on and what this means by india, huge moment for them. earlier on
the prime minister making his speech in various languages. what he said was about the scientific benefits of this mission that he was talking about, but he was also saying that this is a moon mission for all humanity. he was talking about the importance of this moment for the global south. he was talking about also helping other countries with their own moon missions in terms of what they learned from this. rt, thatis what they learned from this. rt, that is an important point, isn t it? it is something that when you look at space exploration that is still far more internationally collaborative than many other parts of society. collaborative than many other parts ofsocie . ~ , of society. absolutely. even when ou look of society. absolutely. even when you look back of society. absolutely. even when you look back at of society. absolutely. even when you look back at india s of society. absolutely. even when you look back at india s space - you look back at india s space programme
still with us, research fellow at nottingham university, worked at the european space agency, they deserve this, don t they? after the heartbreak of losing a mission, to see one which was so difficult on paper succeed is a special moment, isn t it? it paper succeed is a special moment, isn t it? . ., paper succeed is a special moment, isn t it? , ., ,, . ., ., ., isn t it? it is a special moment and they definitely isn t it? it is a special moment and they definitely deserve isn t it? it is a special moment and they definitely deserve this. - isn t it? it is a special moment and they definitely deserve this. it - isn t it? it is a special moment and they definitely deserve this. it has| they definitely deserve this. it has been great to see all of the smiles and all of the excitement. not only in the centre there with all of the people who have worked on the mission, that all around india, with the young kids, you can see how this has inspired the next generation of space scientist