Before America Returned, India’s Chandrayaan ignited interest in the Moon
NASA is returning humans to the Moon, but the modern lunar comeback began in India. After 1972, the Moon faded, away in human mind until Chandrayaan‑1 in 2008 discovered water molecules on the lunar surface, catalysing global interest. Artemis II now follows a path India decisively reignited and catalysed the course of human lunar exploration. NDTV’s Science Editor Pallava Bagla explains this lost fact.
