Communications from lander Vikram lost, Isro goes in a huddle | As it happened

Chandrayaan-2 is a big success. India has managed to put a second spacecraft in the orbit of the moon. Vikram lander is a part of a much larger mission. The lander will land on the moon and perform experiments for the next 7 days. However, the Chandrayaan-2 orbiter will be orbiting the moon for the next year. The amount of data it will send back will be priceless. A countless number of experiments it will conduct will be very very crucial for the future ISRO missions.

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Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has formally announced that press conference earlier planned at 8 am on Saturday (September 7). Vikram lander was scheduled to land on the moon at 1:53 am on Saturday. Pragyan rover was scheduled to start moving on the surface at 6 am. The press conference was meant to be a briefing on the moon mission.  

"ISRO’s achievement with getting Chandrayaan-2 so far has made every Indian proud. India stands with our committed and hard working scientists at 
@isro My best wishes for future endeavours," said Amit Shah on Twitter.

"What a phenomenal achievement!!!! We are there..... we shall remain hopeful and courageous and have no doubt that we will cover the last mile.....SOON," is how Railway Minister Piyush Goyal chose to stand with ISRO

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman tweeted her support for ISRO

"We are with you. You have brought the nation, it’s young minds and all, together in sensing your achievements in Space. You will succeed," she tweeted.

ISRO is analysing data about Vikram lander. Next 15 minutes are crucial

PM Modi addressed ISRO scientists and said that country is proud of their dedication and service towards the nation and science. He assured them thar he is with them all along.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke with the scientists of ISRO and said that what the organisation has achieved is not a small feat. Minutes before that ISRO chief K Sivan announced that communication with Vikram lander was lost at 2.1 km from the surface of the moon.

ISRO Chairman K Sivan confirms that till 2.1 km  Vikram lander was normal. Lander to ground station communication was lost. Data is being analysed.

After a few tense moments, ISRO has been successful in establishing contact with Vikram lander. However, ISRO is still awaiting data from Vikram lander.

ISTRAC headquarters in Bengaluru are going through some tense moments as ISRO is awaiting data from Vikram lander.

ISRO chief K Sivan briefed PM Narendra Modi about the latest situation. Former ISRO chief Kasturirangan patted him on the back. PM Modi left the viewing gallery soon.

Vikram is about to land on the Moon in a few moments

The process of Fine Braking of Vikram the lander from the orbiter has begun. Touchdown shortly. Tense moments in ISTRAC in Bengaluru. PM Modi in attendance.

Vikram the lander is travelling at a velocity of 450 m/s. India minutes away from creating history.

Vikram lander is 30 km from its specified landing spot. Rough braking phase to last for the next 4 minutes. 

Lander Vikram has begun its descent towards the moon. Next 15 minutes will be crucial. Rough braking phase has been initiated. 

A landing site on the moon has been chosen for Vikram lander. Descent of the lander to land on the moon will begin in a few minutes.

Chandrayaan-2: PM Narendra Modi arrives at ISRO. ISRO chief Sivan received him. 

Krishnaswamy Kasturirangan, former head of ISRO, is all at the ISTRAC in Bengaluru to witness Chandrayaan 2 historic moon landing. 

Vikram - The Lander, has zeroed the landing site on Moon's South Pole. 

As Chandrayaan-2 inches closer to the Moon, state broadcaster Doordarshan is busy making extensive arrangements for Live streaming and telecast of the historic moon landing.

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World's richest man and Amazon boss Jeff Bezos said he was "rooting for team India". He has wished India good luck.

All Indians are naturally excited as the country prepares to make history. Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has tweeted a link to watch LIVE telecast of the moon landing.

Only a few hours remain before Chandrayaan-2 mission achieves the most important milestone. Moon landing. Everything is in place. Scientists and officials may be going through what is known as 'nervous nineties' in cricket parlance. 

But Chandrayaan-2 is making steady and resolute progress towards its goal.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has arrived in Bengaluru. He was received by Karnataka CM BS Yediyurappa. He will reach ISRO centre tonight.

The mission's payloads consists of Terrain Mapping Camera-2, Large Area Soft X-ray Spectrometer, Solar X-Ray Monitor, Imaging IR Spectrometer among others.

In the age of Twitter and social media, even space stations and vehicles are speaking to each other.

Ahead of the landing Chandrayaan 2 near the moon's south pole at 1:43 a.m. on Saturday, the Indian space agency has posted a message on Twitter featuring the spacecraft Lunar Orbiter extending good wishes to the Lander Vikram

An animated picture posted on the Indian Space Research Organisations' (ISRO) social media handle shows the Lunar Orbiter saying at the time of releasing Lander Vikram: "It was great travelling with you so far Vikram. Best of luck! I hope you reach the South Pole soon". To this Vikram replies, "It was quite the journey indeed! I'll see you around - in the orbit."

Pragyan rover is the actual vehicle which will move on the surface of the moon and carry out scientific experiment. But Pragyan will not be the only one crawling the surface of the moon.

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PM Narendra Modi has already appealed everyone to be part of India's historic journey. He has urged the nation to watch "special moments" of Chandrayaan's moon landing

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ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation) has released a new video. The video tells us more about Pragyan rover which will carry out research on the lunar surface. Check it out

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India is soon to become first country in the world to land on the South Pole of the moon. Watching it live will be a great moment for the entire nation. Here is how you can watch Live streaming of Chandrayaan-2 moon landing.

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PM Narendra Modi has urged everyone to watch the historic landing of Chandrayaan-2

"I urge you all to watch the special moments of Chandrayaan - 2 descending on to the Lunar South Pole! Do share your photos on social media. I will re-tweet some of them too." he tweeted.