INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
spacecraft will attempt to land on the lunar south pole about 6:04 p.m
Sanskrit - is its second attempt to land there
actually allow India to explore if there is water ice on the moon
at consultancy SpaceTec Partners.Anticipation and excitement for the landing was feverish Wednesday, with banner headlines across
newspapers, and news channels running countdown timers to the landing.Prayers were held in temples, mosques and churches in the country, and
schoolchildren waved the Indian tricolour as they waited for live-screenings of the landing.Prime Minister Narendra Modi will watch the
landing from South Africa, where he is attending the ongoing BRICS summit, media reported.Rough terrain makes a south pole landing
difficult, and a first landing would be historic
