- India made history when Chandrayaan 3’s Vikram Lander Module successfully soft landed on the Moon’s south pole.
- Tesla chief and the world’s richest man Elon Musk has reacted to it by responding to a post on X, saying the mission is “good for India”.
- Elon Musk, the brain behind Tesla and SpaceX, couldn’t resist chiming in on the success of India’s lunar mission.
- The X handle pointed out that the Chandrayaan 3 mission cost India about $75 million (approximately Rs 620 crore), which is considerably lower than the budget for Christopher Nolan’s 2014 movie Interstellar, set at $165 million.
India made history when Chandrayaan 3’s Vikram Lander Module successfully soft landed on the Moon’s south pole. This endeavor not only marks India’s trailblazing achievement but has also captured the attention of the global community.
Hours before India’s Chandrayaan-3 completes its Moon mission, Tesla chief and the world’s richest man Elon Musk has reacted to it. Responding to a post on X (formerly Twitter) that says the cost of Chandrayaan-3 is less than the budget of Interstellar, Mr. Musk said the mission is “good for India”. The post on X said the budget of India’s moon mission is $75 million, while makes of Interstellar – starring Matthew McConaughey – spent $165 million on the project. The Vikram lander on board Chandrayaan-3 will land on the lunar surface on Wednesday evening.
Elon Musk, the brain behind Tesla and SpaceX, couldn’t resist chiming in on the success of India’s lunar mission. He hopped on X, formerly known as Twitter, and responded to a post about India’s lunar mission.
The X handle Newsthink pointed out that the Chandrayaan 3 mission cost India about $75 million (approximately Rs 620 crore), which is considerably lower than the budget for Christopher Nolan’s 2014 movie Interstellar, set at $165 million. Kinda crazy when you realize India’s budget for Chandrayaan 3 ($75M) is less than the film Interstellar ($165M),” Newsthink wrote. Musk reacted to the post and wrote, “Good for India.”
Another individual added, “Well when you crunch the numbers, India’s $75 million translates to about ₹6.15 billion in INR. Even if we assumed the exchange rates were on par, it’s still a hefty sum – more than 6 billion bucks. And who knows, by 2075, those two currencies might just be dancing around the same value. ₹615 crore is no small feat in India.”
“Absolutely, keep in mind that the $75 million is the price tag for the third mission. They’re building upon the knowledge and technology gained from the previous two missions, so the expenses for those should definitely be factored in,” pointed out another commenter.
(With inputs from agencies)
