Space

Will NASA have answers on Vikram lander?

A NASA official had earlier told in New York that on October 14, its Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) would fly over the site, where Vikram might have landed.

Oct 15, 2019

ISRO needs to find Vikram's fate on Moon: US space expert

Though ISRO has set up a national committee of experts to find what went wrong with Vikram to lose communication link with it in the last minute, it is yet to confirm its fate on the lunar surface near the South Pole in hostile conditions.

Oct 5, 2019

NASA releases high resolution lunar site images, says didn't locate Vikram lander

NASA stated that Vikram had a hard landing and the precise location of the spacecraft in the lunar highlands is yet to be determined.

Sep 27, 2019

Search for Vikram on; NASA scientists analyse lunar images from orbiter

Vikram lost contact with the ISRO after it was launched by the Chandraayan 2 moon orbiter to touch down in the area of the moon's south pole on September 6.

Sep 19, 2019

Beyond Earth: Man's relentless pursuits to delve into the unknown

India's space agency ISRO has been garnering enormous accolades in the news spectrum recently.

Sep 12, 2019

Chandrayaan-2 lander Vikram intact in one piece, not broken, confirms ISRO

The Vikram lander that houses the six-wheeled rover Pragyaan, hit the lunar surface after communication with the ground-stations was lost during its final descent, just 2.1 km above the lunar surface.

Sep 9, 2019

ISRO locates Vikram lander on the lunar surface; yet to establish contact

The space agency is yet to establish communication with the Vikram lander that was located with the help of the Chandrayaan-2 orbiter.

Sep 8, 2019

Chinese rover Yutu-2 continues exploring Moon as India awaits Vikram signals

The Yutu-2 rover taken to the Moon's far side by Chang'e 4 lander has covered nearly 285 meters since its release on the lunar surface on January 3.

Sep 7, 2019

12 pilots clear Gaganyaan selection; here's everything about India's first human space flight

Around 12 test pilots from the IAF have been chosen to be candidates for the maiden human space mission.

Sep 7, 2019

Chandrayaan 2 setback: Can Vikram lander revive contact with Earth stations?

India's second Moon Mission is not a failure by any stretch of the imagination as the orbiter Chandrayaan 2 will continue sending data back to the Earth despite uncertainty about Vikram lander, which is an autonomous vehicle and could revive on its own.

Sep 7, 2019

Here's how netizens called Chandrayaan-2 a 'success' after ISRO loses contact with lander Vikram

Political figures and netizens poured in congratulatory messages to the scientific community while saying "we are proud of you Isro".

Sep 7, 2019

Chandrayaan 2's moment of reckoning: Vikram lander faces '15 minutes of terror'

Controlled descent of Vikram lander carrying Prayan rover scheduled early on Saturday is fraught with unpredictable dangers and is the most crucial manoeuvre for ISRO's Chandrayaan 2 mission

Sep 6, 2019

What is ISTRAC, India's unblinking eye watching over Chandrayaan 2?

ISRO Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network is vital to monitoring the heatlh of the second Moon Mission that is scheduled to achieve a soft touch down of the Vikram lander on the lunar surface.

Sep 6, 2019

On threshold of lunar history: Vikram lander all set for soft-landing on Moon

Vikram lander, which separated from Chandrayaan 2 on Monday, will make a soft-landing on the southern polar region of the Moon on Saturday.

Sep 4, 2019

Shooting for Moon: Chandrayaan 2 enters key phase as lander Vikram separates

The lander will undergo two orbit-lowering manoeuvres (termed Deorbit #1 and Deorbit #2) on Tuesday and Wednesday respectively.

Sep 2, 2019