Did Vikram lose control and crash land on the moon?
India | September 07, 2019 5:09 ISTDid India's first moon lander Vikram crash on to the lunar surface resulting in the sudden snapping of the communication link with the Chandrayaan-2 Orbiter?
Did India's first moon lander Vikram crash on to the lunar surface resulting in the sudden snapping of the communication link with the Chandrayaan-2 Orbiter?
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the nation at 8 AM in the backdrop of Chandrayaan-2's lander 'Vikram' losing contact with ground stations. Minutes after ISRO Chairman K Sivan briefed the prime minister on the status of Vikram lander, Modi was seen consoling the ISRO scientists. He expressed solidarity with ISRO scientists after Chandrayaan-2's Vikram module lost communication with the ground station during the powered descent.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday expressed solidarity with ISRO scientists after Chandrayaan-2's Vikram module lost communication with the ground station during the powered descent leading to huge disappointment.
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.
Scientists at Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) lost contact with Vikram the lander during the final touchdown moment, almost dashing India's hope of becoming the 4th country to successfully soft-land a spacecraft on the moon.
"ISRO's achievement with getting Chandrayaan-2 so far has made every Indian proud," Shah tweeted, minutes after the lander Vikram lost communication when it was just 2.1 km away from making a soft landing on the Moon's South Pole.
Communication lost with Vikram Lander at 2.1 km from Lunar surface hence planned PC called-off
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday lauded ISRO even as it lost contact with Vikram, the Chandrayaan-2 lander.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi tried to shed gloom away at the ISTRAC center in Bengaluru after ISRO lost contact with Vikram the lander during final touchdown. PM Modi said, "be courageous" and gave a pat on K Sivan's back. Watch:
PM Narendra Modi at ISRO: There are ups and downs in life. This is not a small achievement. The nation in proud of you. Hope for the best. I congratulate you. You all have done a big service to nation, science and mankind.
ISRO has lost communication with Vikram, lander of Chandrayaan-2. This has led to heartbreaks across the world, but people are still waiting for a surprise as ISRO Chairman kept it open-ended saying that the data was being analysed.
Communication lost with Vikram Lander at 2.1 km from Lunar surface
#Chandrayaan2Live is trending worldwide. Several twitter users flooded the micro-blogging site using the hashtag #Chandrayaan2Live.
PM Modi arrives at the ISRO Centre in Bengaluru to watch the soft landing of Vikram lander. ISRO Chief K Sivan briefs him about the status of the mission.
Lyricist Prasoon Joshi dedicates a poem for the team of Chandrayaan-2
Chandrayaan-2 Moon Landing live streaming on Nat Geo: National Geographic is broadcasting India's historic Chandrayaan-2 moon landing Live. The channel has roped in NASA astronaut Jerry Linenger as part of the show to witness the mega event.
The Chandrayaan 2 mission has made India the fourth country to the soft-land rover on the surface of the moon after Russia, America, and China. Out of 38 attempts of soft landing on the moon by any space agency.
Nirmala Sitharaman has made a strong exception to Mamata Banerjee's alleged remark that Chandrayaan 2 was an attempt to divert attention from India's economic slowdown.
Doordarshan has made extensive arrangements to telecast/Live Stream Chandrayaan-2 moon landing. PM Modi along with a select group of students from across the country will witness the event Live from Bengaluru. You can get Doordarshan Live telecast, Doordarshan Live Streaming of Chandrayaan-2 event.
World's richest man and Amazon boss Jeff Bezos has wished luck to India in its endeavour to land on the moon.
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