Chandrayaan-3: Elon Musk Applauds As India's Budget-Friendly Moon Mission Challenges Hollywood Spectacle

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on Wednesday (23 August) reacted to a tweet comparing the budget of India's moon mission, Chandrayaan-3, and Hollywood movie Interstellar.

This comes as India is set to land the lander module of Chandrayaan-3 on the South Pole of the Moon today (23 August).

Musk's comment came in response to a tweet by former journalist Cindy Pom on the official handle of her organisation Newsthink.

Responding to the Newsthink tweet, Musk said, "Good for India!".

It should be noted that if successful, India will become the fourth nation to successfully land a spacecraft on the moon - after Russia, the United States, and China.

The mission also gains significance as a successful landing on the moon's surface will make India the first country to land a spacecraft on the lunar body's south pole.