Goodbye to Vikram forever as the hopes of re-establish the connection ends today
Goodbye to Vikram forever as the hopes of re-establish the connection ends today
The Vikram lander, which houses the Pragyaan rover, was released by the Chandrayaan-2 orbiter in early September (Illustration: Reuters)
ISRO's special mission Chandrayan2, was a successful or failure, is still the question of debate as orbiter is still orbiting the moon but most especial part of the mission the Vikram lander with 'Pragyan' 27kg robotic vehicle which was designed to travel 500m on moon surface and to observe the chemical reactions and other stuff which didn't go according to the plan, during soft landing was disconnected 2.1km above the lunar surface. Since then ISRO's team were working hard to re-establish the connection between orbiter and lander. When orbiter took the thermal image of lander then it gave some hope to scientists.
NASA also joined to establish the connection between it but failed. As today it is the last day to establish the connection to the lander as it was designed to work for only 14 days. ISRO chairman stated that '95% of the mission is still successful , the failure part was only 5% of the mission and it is considered to be a successful mission but the rest part was also meant a lot to him and ISRO also, eventually the world's eye were on this mission because no one has successfully reached the southern part of the moon. Every space agency appreciated ISRO's work. It might be a little to ISRO as their some last essential mission was successful.
ISRO greatest achievements
1.) ISRO were the first space agency to reach mars in first attempt costs only 1/10th that NASA spent on same mission.
2.) With Chandrayan 1 ISRO was the first one to find the evidence of water on moon surface later proved by NASA considered to be one of the great discoveries of last decade in space program.
3.) Launching 104 satellite on single rocket, ISRO shocked the world as no one has ever done this before. Launching satellite on much lowering coat is the art of ISRO.
ISRO upcoming mission
Maybe ISRO hasn't successed in the landing of lander just 2.1km above the surface. But ISRO upcoming mission is even more important as this one.
ISRO upcoming mission to Venus, to sun ( Aditya lunar mission), sending astronaut to space as the selection process has been started and then after launching their own space station in 2030, Chandrayan 3 to explore the moon more and Mangalyaan 2 to the mars. These are some important upcoming missions set in next decade.
ISRO's special mission Chandrayan2, was a successful or failure, is still the question of debate as orbiter is still orbiting the moon but most especial part of the mission the Vikram lander with 'Pragyan' 27kg robotic vehicle which was designed to travel 500m on moon surface and to observe the chemical reactions and other stuff which didn't go according to the plan, during soft landing was disconnected 2.1km above the lunar surface. Since then ISRO's team were working hard to re-establish the connection between orbiter and lander. When orbiter took the thermal image of lander then it gave some hope to scientists.
NASA also joined to establish the connection between it but failed. As today it is the last day to establish the connection to the lander as it was designed to work for only 14 days. ISRO chairman stated that '95% of the mission is still successful , the failure part was only 5% of the mission and it is considered to be a successful mission but the rest part was also meant a lot to him and ISRO also, eventually the world's eye were on this mission because no one has successfully reached the southern part of the moon. Every space agency appreciated ISRO's work. It might be a little to ISRO as their some last essential mission was successful.
ISRO greatest achievements
1.) ISRO were the first space agency to reach mars in first attempt costs only 1/10th that NASA spent on same mission.
2.) With Chandrayan 1 ISRO was the first one to find the evidence of water on moon surface later proved by NASA considered to be one of the great discoveries of last decade in space program.
3.) Launching 104 satellite on single rocket, ISRO shocked the world as no one has ever done this before. Launching satellite on much lowering coat is the art of ISRO.
ISRO upcoming mission
Maybe ISRO hasn't successed in the landing of lander just 2.1km above the surface. But ISRO upcoming mission is even more important as this one.
ISRO upcoming mission to Venus, to sun ( Aditya lunar mission), sending astronaut to space as the selection process has been started and then after launching their own space station in 2030, Chandrayan 3 to explore the moon more and Mangalyaan 2 to the mars. These are some important upcoming missions set in next decade.
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