Updated 15:36 2 Sep 2023 GMT+1Published 14:54 2 Sep 2023 GMT+1

India successfully launches its first mission to the Sun days after historic landing on moon's South Pole

The launch marked the beginning of a 1.5 million km journey

Katherine Sidnell

Featured Image Credit: ISRO

Topics: World News, Space

Katherine Sidnell

Katherine is an entertainment journalist with a love of all things nerdy. Starting out writing Doctor Who fan fiction as a kid, she has gone on to interview the likes of Matt Damon, James May and Dua Lipa to name a few. Published in The Sun, The Daily Mail and Evening Standard - she now joins Ladbible as resident nerd in chief.

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India successfully launches its first mission to the Sun days after historic landing on moon's South Pole

The launch marked the beginning of a 1.5 million km journey

India successfully launches its first mission to the Sun days after historic landing on moon's South Pole

The launch marked the beginning of a 1.5 million km journey

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