Chandrayaan 2 Lander  

Chandrayaan 2’s Vikram lander landed within 500 mts of the landing site on the moon’s surface, said the government. The indigenously developed Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft comprising of orbiter, lander and rover was successfully launched on-board the indigenous GSLV MK III-M1 Mission on July 22.

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has taken to Twitter to thank the nation for standing it. This after the organisation lost contact with Chandrayaan 2’s lander moments before its soft landing on the lunar surface. 

ISRO is relentlessly working towards restoring a link with Chandrayaan 2’s lander Vikram. However, ISRO scientists believe that that the longer it takes, the lesser the probability to establish link.

PM Narendra Modi to scientists at ISRO: “There are ups and downs in life. This is by no means a small achievement. The nation swells with pride. This is indeed great service to the nation, science and mankind. I am with you.”

Chandrayaan-2 sent an image of the moon back to earth. The photo was shot by Vikram, which is Chandrayaan-2's lander. ISRO had released the image of the moon on its twitter handle