156. News-Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft lands on Lunar South Pole

词汇 

1.      probe 探测仪，探测器

2.      achievement 成就，功绩

3.      kick off 开始，开启

4.      era 时代，纪元

5.      facilitate 促进，推动

"India Is on the Moon": Chandrayaan-3 Spacecraft Lands on Lunar South Pole

India successfully landed its Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft on the moon's south pole Wednesday, days after a similar Russian mission ended when its probe crashed into the lunar surface. India is the first country to reach that part of the moon's surface, an achievement expected to kick off a new era of space exploration. Scientists and engineers hope to tap water resources at the lunar south pole to facilitate missions to other parts of the solar system and future efforts for long-term settlements on the moon. “We have achieved soft landing on the moon,” said Indian space agency chairman. “India is on the moon.”