As an ecstatic India continues to celebrate the success of its homegrown Chandrayaan-3 mission, the spacecraft's historic landing near the moon's south pole is also widely being praised across the globe. Not only is the seamless touchdown a testament to the nation's pursuit of low-cost space exploration, but also an inspiration for nations in the global south eyeing the moon for future missions.
And beyond all this, the historic endeavor shines a light on one of the world's oldest languages: Sanskrit. Rooted in Hinduism, this is the language in which many components of the Chandrayaan-3 mission are named.
