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Her comments came after ISRO lost contact with Vikram lander in a last-minute snag barely 2.1 km away from its designated landing spot on the Moon's South Pole early on Saturday. (Photo: Twitter | @namirasalim)

‘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

Chandrayaan 2 comprises an orbiter, lander (Vikram) and rover (Pragyan). The mission life of the lander and rover is one lunar day, which is equal to 14 earth days. (Photo: File)

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 2 was launched from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota on July 22. (Photo: File)

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

India’s bold mission to soft-land on the moon suffered a setback with the “Vikram” module losing communication with ground stations, just 2.1 km from the lunar surface during its final descent in the early hours of Saturday. (Photo: Twitter | Representational)

Vikram hit surface of moon, did not soft land: ISRO

“Yes, we have located the lander on the lunar surface. It must have been a hard-landing,” Mr Sivan said.

09 Sep 2019 3:43 AM

Chairman of Indian Space Research Organisation K Sivan said on Saturday that the space agency will try to establish link with the lander for 14 days. (Photo: Twitter | Representational)

'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

ISRO chairman K Sivan announced that communication with the lander was lost at 2.1 km from the lunar surface.. (Photo: Twitter)

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

Alice G Wells, Acting Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asia, on Saturday congratulated ISRO for its incredible efforts to place 'Vikram' lander of Chandrayaan 2 on the Moon's south pole and said the mission is a huge step forward for India. (Photo: File)

'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

Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacts with ISRO Chairman Kailasavadivoo Sivan after connection with the Vikram lander was lost during soft landing of Chandrayaan 2 on lunar surface, in Bengaluru on Saturday. (Photo: PTI)

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

Team India captain Virat Kohli (Photo: AFP)

Fast and furious contingent

The fact that Team India has a full complement of quick bowlers to draw from is a grand achievement by itself.

08 Sep 2019 7:25 AM

‘UFOs responsible for Chandrayaan failure’

Hussain cited numerous instances and statements to support his claim of alien interference in the world 's nuclear affairs.

08 Sep 2019 2:30 AM

'India's historic attempt to soft land a rover on the moon may have ended in failure moments... The crowd had celebrated every small step during the controlled descent and the moment the landing was expected to take place, silence descended,' it said. (Photo: Twitter)

From English to French, how foreign media covered Chandrayaan-2's landing

The landmark attempt highlighted its engineering prowess and growing ambitions to become a space superpower, global media commented.

07 Sep 2019 6:35 PM

Former Space Scientist PC Ghosh and Scientist Amitabh Pandey asserted that the reason behind communication breakdown has not been discovered yet. (Photo: ANI)

'It was partial success,' says ISRO unaware about communication break down reason

'Prime Minister should increase the budget along with the confidence,' said a scientist taking a jibe at the Prime Minister.

07 Sep 2019 1:57 PM

The lander lost communication with ground stations during its final descent. ISRO officials said, adding that the orbiter of Chandrayaan-2 — second lunar mission — remains healthy and safe. (Photo: File)

NASA says 40 pc lunar missions failed in last 60 years

Indian space agency ISRO's plan to soft-land Chandrayaan-2's Vikram module on the lunar surface did not go as per script.

07 Sep 2019 1:52 PM

Modi took a tour of the new coach and the train with Maharashtra Chief Minister Fadnavis and Mumbai Metro officials. (Photo: Twitter)

PM inaugurates first coach of Mumbai Metro built under ‘Make in India’

PM Modi came to Mumbai after meeting the ISRO scientists in Bengaluru.

07 Sep 2019 12:35 PM

The former Secretary in the Department of Space and ex-Space Commission Chairman noted that the orbiter is healthy and functioning normally in the lunar orbit, and that Chandrayaan-2 had multiple objectives, including soft-landing. (Photo: PTI)

Chandrayaan-2 achieved 95 per cent of its mission objectives: Ex-ISRO chief

'Already, orbiter is in space and it should do an excellent job of mapping,' Nair added.

07 Sep 2019 12:20 PM

Bollywood celebs show hope over Chandrayaan-2 landing

Bollywood celebrities expressed hope over the landing and hailed ISRO for its efforts.

07 Sep 2019 10:36 AM

The video clip showed PM Modi giving a warm hug and patting the shoulder of the ISRO chairman as he broke down. (Photo: Screengrab)

Watch: ISRO chairman gets emotional, PM Modi consoles

The Vikram module lost contact minutes before the crucial touchdown on the lunar surface in the early hours of Saturday.

07 Sep 2019 9:14 AM

Modi asked ISRO scientists not to get disheartened by the hurdles in the moon mission Chandrayaan-2. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

'Best is yet to come, India is with you': PM Modi to ISRO scientists

PM also stated that irrespective of the setbacks, our resolve to reach to the moon has strengthened more.

07 Sep 2019 8:23 AM

Modi also met students from Bhutan and asked them whether they befriended Indian students. He gave autographs and got a group photograph clicked with the students. (Photo: ANI)

Aim big; don't let disappointment come in way: PM to students at ISRO HQ

'Forget about what you miss and never let disappointment enter in the way,' said Narendra Modi.

07 Sep 2019 8:17 AM

'Congratulations to the team at ISRO for their incredible work on the Chandrayaan-2 Moon Mission,' Rahul said. (Photo: File)

Work not in vain: Rahul Gandhi to ISRO after moon lander loses contact

His tweet came after 'Vikram', the lander of Chandrayaan-2 lost communication with the ground station.

07 Sep 2019 8:15 AM

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