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Chandrayan 3 landed successfully : A Giant Leap for India in Space

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Chandrayaan2?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Chandrayaan2</a>, India's ambitious lunar mission, is scheduled to make a soft-landing on the surface of the moon at 1:55 am on Saturday. <br><br>Read: <a href="https://t.co/X3aHRpJAvi">https://t.co/X3aHRpJAvi</a> <a href="https://t.co/1P6OvuFitO">pic.twitter.com/1P6OvuFitO</a></p>— NDTV (@ndtv) <a href="https://twitter.com/ndtv/status/1169947931723460609?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 6, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
 
Everything that ISRO Scientists have done so far depends on the next few hours. 1:30 AM Saturday is the touch down time.

Hope it is successful. Will be a huge milestone and a great input for ISRO's man mission to the Mars.
 
If it doesn’t work they should pick themselves up and try again soon. The Russians needed seven attempts before they had a successful Moon landing, but now with microchips things should be more reliable.
 
Its 50-50 now. There seems to be some deviation from the set path of landing.
 
Time to get working on the next one. Fortunately the cost of these projects is minimal.
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">To date, there have been 30 attempted soft landings on the moon, from space agencies and companies around the world. 19 succeeded (including 6 with people). 11 failed. Just a reminder how hard this is. Go <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Chandrayaan2?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Chandrayaan2</a> go 🤞</p>— Lisa Grossman (@astrolisa) <a href="https://twitter.com/astrolisa/status/1170067354207825920?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 6, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
 
Unfortunate lot of work went in, feel sad for everyone who worked on this, but hopefully next time.
 
Fat lady is adjusting her voice. I agree with [MENTION=1553]bantu[/MENTION]. Crash landed probably at the very last moment.
 
JaDed said:
Unfortunate lot of work went in, feel sad for everyone who worked on this, but hopefully next time.
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This will set Indian space program by a few years backwards. Hopefully they will launch one again soon.

Its incredible how NASA did this with people in 60's. Many countries are struggling to achieve what NASA did it in 60's with far less technology.
 
troodon said:
This will set Indian space program by a few years backwards. Hopefully they will launch one again soon.

Its incredible how NASA did this with people in 60's. Many countries are struggling to achieve what NASA did it in 60's with far less technology.
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NASA lost a lot of people in the process, lets also not forget the massive funding they have.

But yeah impossible to achieve what they did, also they always keep innovating doing something or the other.

Yeah we will never have as much funding as them so yes it might set us back..
 
Feel bad for the scientists, it's clearly not easy and this feels like chasing 350 and losing by 4-5 runs.
 
troodon said:
This will set Indian space program by a few years backwards. Hopefully they will launch one again soon.

Its incredible how NASA did this with people in 60's. Many countries are struggling to achieve what NASA did it in 60's with far less technology.
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Money helps a lot of problems and then usa govts were happy to throw any amount of money to win the space race, there is a reason even NASA haven't made a 2nd attempt to get a manned mission to moon since then.
 
The Orbiter will be in orbit for next one year gathering data. Mission is not a failure as only one segment didn't work.
 
Just saw on CNN that it might have crashed. One question is, why spend money on something that has already been achieved by other countries. India should go for unexplored territories. Even if it fails, it will give lessons for the future.
 
jagatk said:
Money helps a lot of problems and then usa govts were happy to throw any amount of money to win the space race, there is a reason even NASA haven't made a 2nd attempt to get a manned mission to moon since then.
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That's false. There were 6 moon landings in total

"Between Apollo 11 in 1969 and Apollo 17 in 1972, six missions landed on the Moon for a total of 12 to walk the lunar surface."
 
Anyways well tried and better luck next time
 
rhony said:
Just saw on CNN that it might have crashed. One question is, why spend money on something that has already been achieved by other countries. India should go for unexplored territories. Even if it fails, it will give lessons for the future.
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How else would you get better at it if you don’t try by yourself?
 
kk1992 said:
How else would you get better at it if you don’t try by yourself?
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One needs to advance science and be bold. Failures happen but the key is to give something to the world to learn. Science especially space science has limited resources with only a few countries capable. Instead of each of these countries trying to follow one other doing the same thing, they should chart their own path. Indians Mars mission was amazing with the technique and the low cost. They should have gone for another orbital mission around another planet instead of a lander on moon.
 
Damn, so close, was apparently 1 minute away from landing in the moon when ISRO lost contact :(... Nevertheless we have to keep at it, will hopefully land on the next attempt..
 
rhony said:
Just saw on CNN that it might have crashed. One question is, why spend money on something that has already been achieved by other countries. India should go for unexplored territories. Even if it fails, it will give lessons for the future.
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Everybody has to build their own technology or buy it. It doesn't come cheap.

Generally speaking, landings without human control are the hardest part of space programs. Much easier is coming back to Earth with its thick atmosphere where you can deploy a parachute or glide back like the Space Shuttle. The peerless Elon Musk has of course been able to land a rocket back on Earth, but it is hard.
 
It is still a major feat. I hope Pakistan moves on with its space program too once our economy stabilises.
 
We would never have heard the end off it had India landed on the moon! Now that they have failed at least we can put this one to bed. No one cares about failed attempts even if there are hundred's of them. How far the lander was from the moon is irrelevant as well when obviously it failed at the most crucial time. They should send their 56 inch chest PM next time to show the world how it's done.
 
Maybe they outsourced the landing sequence code to TCS haha

Jokes aside ISRO has done a lot of great things on budget. I think they are a great alternative to the approach that space X and NASA are taking
 
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Just like we take pride in our scientists' achievements when missions are successful we must back them when there are setbacks. Don't care about the politicians who are nothing but glory hunters ever eager for photo ops, heart goes out to the scientists and engineers involved here. I am sure they will make necessary corrections and be successful in the future. This isn't an easy field and there will be many failures in the future as well, have faith in the process and don't fret too much over results, all a learning process.
 
Couldn't edit my previous post, not right to call this a failure, too harsh. It was a partial success, the orbiter is still functioning and it carries eight scientific payloads for mapping the lunar surface and studying the exosphere of the Moon. Must take the positives out of any situation, as they say 'enjoy the little things in life' though the eventual successes here may be more than just little. So chin up fellow Bharatis.
 
Pakpak said:
It is still a major feat. I hope Pakistan moves on with its space program too once our economy stabilises.
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It would be nice to think there is some ultimate benefit to be obtained at the end of the space race other than trying to prove you can do it. In countries where you have poor basic infrastructure for the people who are living in present reality, it seems a bit of a luxury, so eoconomy being strong is indeed a key factor.
 
Any nation landing on the moon needs to remember 2 things.

1. You are 40 years late.
2 There is zero benefit to humanity.

Landing on the moon is just show boating these days. It gives you bragging rights - that's it. Frankly a waste of money and a dull human achievement these days.
 
Technics 1210 said:
Any nation landing on the moon needs to remember 2 things.

1. You are 40 years late.
2 There is zero benefit to humanity.

Landing on the moon is just show boating these days. It gives you bragging rights - that's it. Frankly a waste of money and a dull human achievement these days.
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Will you teach your kids to write essays without teaching them "ABCD" ?

NO.

Similarly to once land on far off planets one should master landing on moon first.
 
Kaptan said:
Will you teach your kids to write essays without teaching them "ABCD" ?

NO.

Similarly to once land on far off planets one should master landing on moon first.
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Good advice. Also not a bad idea to learn how to walk before trying to run.
 
Kaptan said:
Will you teach your kids to write essays without teaching them "ABCD" ?

NO.

Similarly to once land on far off planets one should master landing on moon first.
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Oh really? Then why did India aim for Mars before the Moon then?

Take your time. :wave:
 
Technics 1210 said:
Oh really? Then why did India aim for Mars before the Moon then?

Take your time. :wave:
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India already completed the moon orbiting mission before mars one , there is a reason why this is called Chandrayan -2 .. this had a landing mission included..
 
JaDed said:
India already completed the moon orbiting mission before mars one , there is a reason why this is called Chandrayan -2 .. this had a landing mission included..
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Thanks for the info. My point was why head to Mars, then back to the moon.
 
Abdullah719 said:
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Some countries have moon on their flags<br>������������������������������������<br><br>While some countries having their flags on moon<br>���� ���� ���� ����<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Chandrayaan2theMoon?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Chandrayaan2theMoon</a></p>— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) <a href="https://twitter.com/harbhajan_singh/status/1153285610599092224?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 22, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

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Baji is lying. India never landed on the moon thus no Indian flag is on the moon.

When will these Indians stop lying on social media?
 
Good. A terrorist state with a terrorist leader did not deserve this honour and glory.
 
Why can't India decide on easier pronouncing name for their space flying device.

What was Modi doing in the control room, this guy can't even spell strength correctly.
 
Technics 1210 said:
Baji is lying. India never landed on the moon thus no Indian flag is on the moon.

When will these Indians stop lying on social media?
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actually he has point. Vikram lander didn't had soft landed it crashed on moon and might have broken into pieces and hence no communication back to orbiter. As vikram lander had indian flag inside it (which obviously made of cloth) should have obviously fallen on moon as well.

So technically we have our indian flag on the moon may be not in hoisted way.
 
Pakistanis who are doing bhangra over India’s lunar landing failure are deluded.

The first step to success is to attempt or try and India has succeeded in that aspect. Pakistanis should be the last people to giggle at India.

India is blessed to have brilliant scientists and engineers and it also has the resources and funds to attempt lunar landing.

Our country is being overrun by flies, and sewage water is inundating streets and homes alike. We do not have the brains nor the resources to get rid of sewage and flies and we laugh at India.
 
It failed because Akshay Kumar wasn't involved LOL.

Jokes apart, bad luck to India and better luck next time.
 
Cpt. Rishwat said:
It would be nice to think there is some ultimate benefit to be obtained at the end of the space race other than trying to prove you can do it. In countries where you have poor basic infrastructure for the people who are living in present reality, it seems a bit of a luxury, so eoconomy being strong is indeed a key factor.
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Just because you don't have necessities for a few people doesn't mean you halt the progress. Space industry is worth billions of dollars in the future and only a few countries have the capability. It's important to be part of this future business

"The global space economy was worth an estimated $345 billion USD1 in 2016, one quarter government budgets and three quarters commercial revenue."
 
kk1992 said:
Why can't India decide on easier pronouncing name for their space flying device.

What was Modi doing in the control room, this guy can't even spell strength correctly.
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Their names are based on their culture. The leader of the country doesn't need to design a space craft or be a rocket engineer. Kennedy is hailed for landing the man on the moon. Do you think he knows rockets? The leadership decides the path, the budget, resources and the ultimate direction. The buck stops with them.
 
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Some really poor posts by pakistani posters here and they are continuing in making a fool out of themselves.

Such missions allows progress in technology when you retrieve data from such places in such environments.

Our future habitats and the vehicles that are to be produced in 100 years depend on these experiments. Even crashes also help us.
If pakistan ever decides to explore space (if ever)they could use this mission to look for what mistakes were made so that they dont make similar mistakes.

The moon is about 5 billion years old and has alot of data that could be recovered from it.
I did a bit of research on it and found that how the far side of moon doesnt get radio interference as they get defelected.

A bit of more research suggest that there are raw materials that could help us in generating power.

Than the most important thing is water. If water ever gets found it reduces cost in space travel plus they could in future look for ways to use water as fuel in some way.

The benefits of such missions are long term.

Remember if you guys think this is a waste of money, than without such experiments sattelites would had not been possible and i wonder what effect did all this had on 5g technology that is about tk be released.

Infact i bet if space travel wasnt possible, posters here would had claimed earth is flat....

Point being, little bit of knowledge helps you in the future
 
rhony said:
Their names are based on their culture. The leader of the country doesn't need to design a space craft or be a rocket engineer. Kennedy is hailed for landing the man on the moon. Do you think he knows rockets? The leadership decides the path, the budget, resources and the ultimate direction. The buck stops with them.
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Here we go again. say Modi and Hindutva gets trigger and start throwing toys out of pram.

I know that concept.

But I asked, what was Modi doing in the control room?

Why he has to steal the lime light?

Kennedy was not in control room during the launch.

But thanks for explaining elementary concept.
 
Major said:
Some really poor posts by pakistani posters here and they are continuing in making a fool out of themselves.

Such missions allows progress in technology when you retrieve data from such places in such environments.

Our future habitats and the vehicles that are to be produced in 100 years depend on these experiments. Even crashes also help us.
If pakistan ever decides to explore space (if ever)they could use this mission to look for what mistakes were made so that they dont make similar mistakes.

The moon is about 5 billion years old and has alot of data that could be recovered from it.
I did a bit of research on it and found that how the far side of moon doesnt get radio interference as they get defelected.

A bit of more research suggest that there are raw materials that could help us in generating power.

Than the most important thing is water. If water ever gets found it reduces cost in space travel plus they could in future look for ways to use water as fuel in some way.

The benefits of such missions are long term.

Remember if you guys think this is a waste of money, than without such experiments sattelites would had not been possible and i wonder what effect did all this had on 5g technology that is about tk be released.

Infact i bet if space travel wasnt possible, posters here would had claimed earth is flat....

Point being, little bit of knowledge helps you in the future
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I don't see what the problem is considering If the mission had been successful, the indians would have trolled us 10x harder

Anyways, We don't rely on India for future habitats and vehicles. We rely on NASA and Russia.
India is an amateur in this field
 
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Ronaldo7 said:
I don't see what the problem is considering If the mission had been successful, the indians would have trolled us 10x harder

Anyways, We don't rely on India for future habitats and vehicles. We rely on NASA and Russia.
India is an amateur in this field
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Still India is Gazillions of years ahead of Pakistan in space technology. What makes you think Russia will assist you guys ? Do you guys even have any concrete space program ? Making bunch of Army generals head a department does not constitute a space program. What vision does Pakistan have about space ? Zilch...Zero !!!!!!!!

India on other hand has a mission to Sun lined next year closely followed by many others in near future.

And as far as trolling goes, Pakistanis who are rejoicing on the Chandrayaan 2 lander's lost contact are just making a fool of themselves .
 
To those criticizing Pakistani posters for making fun of the Indians, what would they have done if the roles were reversed?

Just search up Imran Khan in the last month and how the Indians have overtaken Twitter making fun of him with deplorable cartoons and gifs.

I would rather India spend the massive amount of money in this useless space technology project to eradicate poverty and to clean up Indian Streets
 
Savak said:
To those criticizing Pakistani posters for making fun of the Indians, what would they have done if the roles were reversed?

Just search up Imran Khan in the last month and how the Indians have overtaken Twitter making fun of him with deplorable cartoons and gifs.

I would rather India spend the massive amount of money in this useless space technology project to eradicate poverty and to clean up Indian Streets
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I keep hearing this term where you think India is spending money forgetting that ISRO makes a lot of money putting satellites in space, coz India funds such projects to create more business, think you should read up a bit on it..

Its also for business, it’s not a statue building competition..which is useless and waste of time..

Don’t countries around the world take loans for infrastructure? Why shouldn’t India invest in space and science which has a huge business potential?


https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.th...in-last-3-years-govt/article28698045.ece/amp/

“A total of 239 satellites were launched by ISRO’s commercial arm Antrix Corporation in the last three years, garnering revenue of Rs 6,289 crore”
 
Ronaldo7 said:
I don't see what the problem is considering If the mission had been successful, the indians would have trolled us 10x harder

Anyways, We don't rely on India for future habitats and vehicles. We rely on NASA and Russia.
India is an amateur in this field
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The wholre world relies on information. Research journals are published which are peer reviewed and used further for refrences
 
Savak said:
To those criticizing Pakistani posters for making fun of the Indians, what would they have done if the roles were reversed?

Just search up Imran Khan in the last month and how the Indians have overtaken Twitter making fun of him with deplorable cartoons and gifs.

I would rather India spend the massive amount of money in this useless space technology project to eradicate poverty and to clean up Indian Streets
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Again you are making yourself look like a fool.

So you guys are making fun of this because they would had made fun of you. Good rationality.

Its sad when so called educated people on this forum think space technology is useless.

Atleast do bother to do some research.
But then again you yourself has said it that they make fun of you hence the blind hate..
 
ISRO isn't a drain on national exchequer. As [MENTION=137142]JaDed[/MENTION] said it is comfortably placed as far as finances go, self sufficient and generating lots of revenue and forex reserves by launching satellites of foreign countries. This poverty argument doesn't hold true because the government won't have to invest one paisa in these missions. It is ISRO which is helping the Indian economy, and by expanding its range we are looking at future economic opportunities. These missions aren't just for show, they are tools to prepare the organization for the future when space travel, economy and habitats become a reality. All for business.
 
If only the sloths at HAL can take a leaf out of ISRO and DRDO.
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Space is hard. We commend <a href="https://twitter.com/isro?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ISRO</a>’s attempt to land their <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Chandrayaan2?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Chandrayaan2</a> mission on the Moon’s South Pole. You have inspired us with your journey and look forward to future opportunities to explore our solar system together. <a href="https://t.co/pKzzo9FDLL">https://t.co/pKzzo9FDLL</a></p>— NASA (@NASA) <a href="https://twitter.com/NASA/status/1170385925077131264?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 7, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
 

Chandrayaan 2 LIVE Updates: Lander Vikram Located on Moon Surface, Orbiter Beams Back Thermal Image; ISRO Trying to Establish Communication


Chandrayaan 2 Live Updates: Chandrayaan 2 orbiter has located the lander Vikram on the lunar surface and beamed its first picture back to the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), the space agency’s chief K Sivan told CNN-News18, a day after the lander dealt a blow to the moon mission and went incommunicado while attempting soft landing on the moon. Sivan, however, said communication is yet to be established. “We have found the location of Vikram Lander on lunar surface and the orbiter has clicked a thermal image of the lander. But there is no communication yet. We are trying to have contact,” Sivan said. He added that it must have been a hard-landing, but it was not yet clear if the Vikram module was damaged.

Despite the setback yesterday, ISRO says 90 to 95 per cent of the Chandrayaan 2 mission objectives have been accomplished and it would continue contributing to lunar science despite the loss of communication with the lander. The space agency also said the precise launch and mission management had ensured a long life of almost seven years instead of the planned one year for the orbiter. NASA, too, has lauded Chandrayaan 2, saying India's moon mission has "inspired" the US space agency which is keen to jointly explore the solar system with ISRO.

https://www.news18.com/news/india/c...biter-lande-vikram-rover-pragyan-2300967.html


Still some faint hope left, would be amazing if ISRO can somehow re-establish contact. with the land rover..
 
kk1992 said:
Here we go again. say Modi and Hindutva gets trigger and start throwing toys out of pram.

I know that concept.

But I asked, what was Modi doing in the control room?

Why he has to steal the lime light?

Kennedy was not in control room during the launch.

But thanks for explaining elementary concept.
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How did he steal the lime light? The lander crashed. Leaders typically dont take that risk. Don't think he cares about risk
 
Commiserations to ISRO scientists who no doubt have done a tremendous job despite this hiccup.

Hope all is not lost though.
 
I live India.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Here it comes... never too late. <br>Pakistanis aren’t jealous especially for a step that has the potential to serve human progress, by whosoever.<br>Keep trying. <a href="https://t.co/LhUQUGvE19">pic.twitter.com/LhUQUGvE19</a></p>— Asif Ghafoor (@peaceforchange) <a href="https://twitter.com/peaceforchange/status/1171006838302814208?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 9, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
 
Varun said:
If only the sloths at HAL can take a leaf out of ISRO and DRDO.
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Along with inefficiency of HAL, internal politics and kickbacks for powers that be are also responsible for prioritizing procurement of foreign airlines as opposed to indigenous production. Also we need to understand that there are strong foreign lobbies who have their promoters within ourselves who are also part of decision making.
 
Good attempt by ISRO to have the live orbiter up there. You can say that the money could be spent on other social issues, correct, but to say that money spent on space research is wasted shows ignorance.

Perhaps next time when we order pizza delivery by shoving a google map address into the phone, we need to understand that the pizza doesn't land at our gate due to magic, but it is because of the efforts of space research.
 
India's Moon rover, which lost contact moments before it was to touch down on the lunar surface earlier this month, had a "hard landing", Nasa has said.

New pictures from a Nasa spacecraft show the targeted landing site of the Vikram rover, but its precise location "has yet to be determined".

The images were taken at dusk, and were not able to locate the lander.

India would have been the fourth nation to make a soft landing on the Moon.

Chandrayaan-2 was due to touch down at the lunar South Pole on 7 September, over a month after it first took off.

It approached the Moon as normal until an error occurred about 2.1km (1.3 miles) from the surface, Indian space officials said.

On Friday, Nasa tweeted the images of the targeted landing site of the Indian module.

Nasa said the targeted site was located about 600km (370 miles) from the South Pole in a "relatively ancient terrain".

"[The agency's] Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) passed over the landing site on 17 September and acquired a set of high resolution images of the area; so far the team has not been able to locate or image the lander," the space agency said in a statement.

"It was dusk when the landing area was imaged and thus large shadows covered much of the terrain; it is possible that the Vikram lander is hiding in a shadow. The lighting will be favorable when LRO passes over the site in October and once again attempts to locate and image the lander."

India's first Moon mission - Chandrayaan-1 in 2008 - carried out the first and most detailed search for water on the lunar surface using radars.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-49848638
 
NASA fails to find Indian moon lander 'Vikram' and releases images of empty landing site three weeks after it crashed into the lunar surface

India's moon lander failed to complete its mission on September 6
It is thought to be in one piece but efforts to find it by NASA have failed
NASA Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter scanned the intended landing site
Looked at more than 92 miles of the area where Vikram was supposed to be

NASA has failed to spot the remnants of India's doomed moon lander, Vikram, despite desperate attempts to locate the craft at its intended landing site.

NASA was one of the last hopes for the mission and the Indian space agency (ISRO) as they scrabble to reestablish connection with the craft.
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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-7511581/NASA-fails-Indias-lost-lunar-lander-Vikram.html
 
We are a poor country? What is the point of this ? Just spend your money healthcare, education and better road networks. This is unncessary crap.
 
NASA says missing moon lander could be hidden by shadow

India lost touch with its Vikram moon lander earlier this month, and it is not clear whether it has crashed or not.

NASA has been unable to locate a lost lunar lander launched from India two months ago - but says it could simply be "hiding in a shadow".

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) lost touch with the Vikram lander as it approached the moon's south pole earlier this month, and it was not clear whether it had crashed or landed.

The US agency stepped in to help find Vikram and has now released photos around its targeted landing site from 17 September.

NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter scanned more than 92 miles of the area where the lander was supposed to touch down, but has not found it.

However, NASA said it was dusk when it took the photos, with large shadows "covering much of the terrain", and that it "is possible that the Vikram lander is hiding in a shadow".

The orbiter is due to pass over the site again in October, when the space agency expects more favourable lighting might reveal more.

The Chandrayaan-2 mission, which has cost roughly $140m (£114m), was intended to study the permanently shadowed moon craters for signs of water, confirmed by the Chandrayaan-1 mission 11 years ago.

It lifted off on 22 July from the Satish Dhawan space centre, in Sriharikota, an island off the coast of the southern state of Andhra Pradesh, and then spent several weeks making its way to the moon.

On 2 September, Vikrum separated from the orbiter and the lander began a series of braking manoeuvres to lower its orbit and ready itself for landing. It was scheduled to touch down on 6 September.

Had India successfully landed the craft it would be just the fourth nation to land a vessel on the moon's surface, and only the third to operate a robotic rover there.

Only the US, the former Soviet Union and China have successfully landed a spacecraft on the moon.

https://news.sky.com/story/nasa-una...kram-moon-lander-11820924?dcmp=snt-sf-twitter
 
NASA posts pictures of possible landing location of Chandrayaan 2, and couldn't find any traces off it for miles.



Chandrayaan 2 turning out to be like Surgical Strike 1/2, and 350 dead terrorists.

Seems like a conspiracy by ISI in collaboration with NASA :sarf2
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Chandrayaan2?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Chandrayaan2</a> Vikram lander has been found by our <a href="https://twitter.com/NASAMoon?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NASAMoon</a> mission, the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter. See the first mosaic of the impact site <a href="https://t.co/GA3JspCNuh">https://t.co/GA3JspCNuh</a> <a href="https://t.co/jaW5a63sAf">pic.twitter.com/jaW5a63sAf</a></p>— NASA (@NASA) <a href="https://twitter.com/NASA/status/1201597561720725506?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 2, 2019</a></blockquote>
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Lonewarrior said:
NASA fails to find Indian moon lander 'Vikram' and releases images of empty landing site three weeks after it crashed into the lunar surface



https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-7511581/NASA-fails-Indias-lost-lunar-lander-Vikram.html
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Syed1 said:
NASA posts pictures of possible landing location of Chandrayaan 2, and couldn't find any traces off it for miles.



Chandrayaan 2 turning out to be like Surgical Strike 1/2, and 350 dead terrorists.

Seems like a conspiracy by ISI in collaboration with NASA :sarf2
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Chandrayaan-2: Indian helps Nasa find Moon probe debris

Nasa says one of its satellites has found the debris of India's Moon rover which crashed on the lunar surface in September.

The space agency released a picture showing the site of the rover's impact and the "associated debris field".

Nasa has credited an Indian engineer, Shanmuga Subramanian, with helping locate the site of the debris.

Mr Subramanian examined a Nasa picture and located the first debris about 750m north-west of the crash site.

Chandrayaan-2 was due to touch down at the lunar South Pole on 7 September, over a month after it first took off.

It approached the Moon as normal until an error occurred about 2.1km (1.3 miles) from the surface, moments before it was to touch down.

The rover lost contact and had a "hard landing" about 600km (370 miles) from the South Pole in a "relatively ancient terrain".

Announcing the discovery of the Vikram lander, Nasa tweeted a mosaic image of the site.

In late September, pictures from a Nasa spacecraft had showed the targeted landing site of the Vikram rover.

Many people had downloaded the image released by Nasa's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera (LROC) team, a statement by the space agency said.

It said after receiving Mr Subramanian's tip about the location of the debris, the LROC team "confirmed the identification by comparing before and after images".

Mr Subramanian has tweeted an email sent to him by the space agency congratulating him for his effort.

"We had the images from Nasa [of] the lander's last location. We knew approximately where it crashed. So I searched pixel-by-pixel around that impact area," the 33-year-old Chennai-based engineer told BBC Tamil.

Mr Subramanian said he had always "been interested in space" and had watched the July launch of the rocket.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-50639933
 
Syed1 said:
NASA posts pictures of possible landing location of Chandrayaan 2, and couldn't find any traces off it for miles.



Chandrayaan 2 turning out to be like Surgical Strike 1/2, and 350 dead terrorists.

Seems like a conspiracy by ISI in collaboration with NASA :sarf2
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Embarrasing Syed.
 
India has approved its third lunar mission months after its last one failed to successfully land on the moon, its space agency said on Wednesday, the latest effort in its ambitions to become a low-cost space power.

The Chandrayaan-3 mission will have a lander and a rover, but not an orbiter, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman K Sivan told reporters at its headquarters in Bengaluru, according to an official telecast.

The Chandrayaan-2 mission in September successfully deployed a lunar orbiter that relays scientific data back to earth, but was unable to place a rover on the lunar surface after a “hard” landing.

That mission had aimed to land on the south pole of the moon, where no other lunar mission had gone before. The region is believed to contain water as craters in the region are largely unaffected by the high temperatures of the sun.

ISRO had hoped to confirm the presence of water in the form of ice, first detected on its mission in 2008. Chandrayaan-3 will have a “similar configuration” as the previous mission, Sivan said.

Only the United States, Russia and China have landed on the moon. Beijing's Chang'e-4 probe touched down on the far side of the moon last year, while Israel made an unsuccessful attempt to land its Beresheet spacecraft on the moon in April 2019.

India's third lunar mission will likely launch in 2020 and will cost less than its previous mission, the PTI news agency reported on Tuesday, citing Jitendra Singh, junior minister for the department of space.

Sivan also said ISRO was making “good progress” for its human space flight mission slated for late 2021, adding that four astronauts had been picked for training, which will be planned later this month. The project, called Gaganyaan, would cost less than $1.4 billion, the government said in 2018.

India has developed a reputation for pioneering affordable satellite launches and space missions. Its unmanned Mars mission in 2014 cost just $74 million, less than the budget of the Hollywood space blockbuster Gravity.

Sivan also announced that ISRO had begun the land acquisition process for a second spaceport in the southern port city of Thoothukudi in Tamil Nadu state.

https://www.dawn.com/news/1525649/india-approves-third-moon-mission-months-after-landing-failure
 
Indian spacecraft lands on moon's south side.

India's Chandrayaan-3 has made history by becoming the first spacecraft to successfully land on the moon's south pole.

Six weeks after it launched, and three days after a similar Russian attempt crashed into the lunar surface, it's touched down in an area thought to be rich with water ice.

The craft's lander will now deploy a rover that will spend two weeks gathering rock samples, images, and data.

"We have a soft landing on the moon," the prime minister is told by engineers from India's Space Research Organisation.
 
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