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Despite setback with Chandrayaan-2, ISRO optimistic about man mission

Gaganyaan, the country's first human mission to space, was announced by PM Narendra Modi last year during his Independence Day speech.

21 Sep 2019 2:14 PM

As lunar night falls, hopes of waking up Chandrayaan-2's lander fades

Lander Vikram, with rover Pragyan housed inside it, lost communication with the ground station on September 7.

21 Sep 2019 8:36 AM

Chandrayaan-2: Countdown begins... last hope for ISRO

On Thursday, NASA confirmed that its moon orbiter captured images of lunar region where Vikram made an unsuccessful attempt to soft-land.

20 Sep 2019 11:50 AM

ISRO's message after it lost contact with Chandrayaan-2's Vikram lander

Lander Vikram lost communication with ground stations early on September 7 during its final descent.

18 Sep 2019 9:10 AM

NASA joins hands with ISRO in reaching out to Vikram lander

The attempts will be made till September 20-21 when the sunlight will be there in the area where the Vikram has landed.

13 Sep 2019 11:35 AM

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‘PM Narendra Modi brought bad luck’: Kumaraswamy on Chandrayaan-2

'I don't know (affirmatively), but probably timing of his stepping in there could have brought bad omen to ISRO,' Kumaraswamy said.

13 Sep 2019 8:11 AM

Modi govt should now work to get back PoK: MGP

Dhavalikar also congratulated Modi for criminalising triple talaq.

11 Sep 2019 3:51 PM

ISRO screens show communication with Vikram lander was lost at 335 m, not 2.1 km

ISRO in its official statement had said:

11 Sep 2019 11:42 AM

ISRO says, 'efforts being made to establish communication with Lander Vikram'

After revolving around the Earth's orbit for nearly 23 days, the craft began its journey to the moon on August 14.

10 Sep 2019 11:21 AM

Tamil Nadu temple holds special prayers to establish link with Chandrayaan-2's Vikram lander

According to him, Monday is a special day for Chandran God. Chandran is also known as ‘Thingal’ in Tamil and Monday in Tamil is ‘Thingal’.

09 Sep 2019 8:32 PM

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‘Giant leap’: Pakistan's first woman astronaut lauds ISRO’s Chandrayaan-2 mission

‘The mission is indeed giant leap for South Asia which not only makes the region but entire global space industry proud,’ Namira Salim said.

09 Sep 2019 3:03 PM

Vikram in one piece but in tilted position: ISRO as it tries to connect with lander

'It had hard-landing very close to planned (touch-down) site as per the images sent by the on-board camera of the orbiter,' ISRO said.

09 Sep 2019 1:57 PM

Chandrayaan-1's director explains why Vikram lander stopped receiving signals

ISRO earlier lost contact with the Vikram Lander, minutes before its touchdown on the lunar surface in the early hours on Saturday.

09 Sep 2019 9:04 AM

'Hopes fading on re-establishing link with Vikram lander,' say ISRO scientists

However, with 'right orientation' it can still generate power and recharge batteries with solar panels, he added.

08 Sep 2019 5:08 PM

Chandrayaan 2 located on moon, trying to communicate: ISRO chief

The communication with Vikram lander was lost in the wee hours of Saturday.

08 Sep 2019 2:12 PM

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'Chandrayaan-2 a huge step forward for India': US

After revolving around the Earth's orbit for nearly 23 days, the spacecraft began its journey to the moon on August 14.

08 Sep 2019 9:16 AM

Exploring space: Our next evolutionary step

The next step in such a scale would be to make life and consciousness multi-planetary.

08 Sep 2019 7:48 AM

Let Chandrayaan-2 miss not mar future missions

Much science is expected from Chandrayaan-2, the mother ship, which will continue to circle the moon at a distance of 100 km.

08 Sep 2019 7:23 AM

Vikram: What thwarted a smooth landing on the moon?

Scientists also pointed out that the communication link snapped as the lander collided with a large mound after deviating from its path.

08 Sep 2019 6:14 AM

It's not over yet, will try to re-establish connection with Vikram lander: ISRO chief

Sivan said the setback won’t affect India’s space programme including its first manned mission, Gaganyaan.

07 Sep 2019 9:32 PM

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