States » South


ISRO receives setback as it loses contact with Chandrayaan-2 lander

ISRO receives setback as it loses contact with Chandrayaan-2 lander

Bengaluru, Sep 7 (UNI) Indian Space Research Organisation’s ambitious Chandrayaan-2 Moon landing Mission which carried a lander and rover to be placed on the Moon surface received a setback as mission control ground station at ISTRAC in the city lost control of the lander ‘Vikram’ during the last few seconds of its scheduled landing on the southern polar region of the Moon.
The landing of the rover was most eagerly awaited with Prime Minister Narendra Modi arriving at the ISRO Telemetry Tracking and Command Network (ISTRAC) located in the city and everything went well till the last few seconds.
Vikram descended as programmed for 13 minutes but with a few seconds with just 2.1 km left for its touch down. Subseqently the communication from the lander to the ground station MOX was lost. We are analysing the data, ISRO Chairman K Sivan said in his initial reaction.
"VikramLander descended as planned up to an altitude of 2.1 km and normal performance was observed during Chandrayan2. Subsequently the communication from the lander to the ground station #MOX was lot. The data is being analysed," he said.
A visibly disappointed Prime Minister told the scientists that, ‘’What you have achieved today is no small achievement; the country is proud of you. We can learn a lot from this; we will continue our journey and I am with you. Have courage in your work’’.

An ISRO spokesperson said the scientists were analysing the date and Dr Sivan will be making a statement.

UNI RS ASN 0324

More News
TN TASMAC scam : SC deals hammer blow to BJP’s attempts to malign ruling DMK using ED : DMK

TN TASMAC scam : SC deals hammer blow to BJP’s attempts to malign ruling DMK using ED : DMK

22 May 2025 | 9:13 PM

Chennai, May 22 (UNI) Hailing the Supreme Court coming down heavily on the ED and staying its
PMLA probe into the alleged Rs 1,000 crore TASMAC scam, the ruling DMK in Tamil Nadu termed
it as a hammer blow dealt to the BJP government at the Centre and the Central Investigating Agency.

see more..

AP: Ration will be delivered to elderly, differently-abled people at their door steps : Nadendla

22 May 2025 | 8:43 PM

Vijayawada, May 22 (UNI) Andhra Pradesh Minister for Civil Supplies Nadendla Manohar has made it clear that ration commodities will be delivered to the elderly people and the differently-abled people at their door steps.

see more..

Kerala sanctions Rs 75 lakh for Mountain Biking Challenge

22 May 2025 | 7:54 PM

Thiruvananthapuram, May 22 (UNI) The Kerala Government has sanctioned Rs 75 lakhs for organising the seventh edition of the International Mountain Biking Challenge (MTB Kerala 2025), which has put Kerala on the global map of mountain biking competitions.

see more..

COVID cases rise in South East Asian countries: Kerala Health Minister

22 May 2025 | 7:25 PM

Thiruvananthapuram, May 22 (UNI) Kerala Health Minister Veena George has urged people to be vigilant as COVID cases are being reported in large numbers in Southeast Asian countries, and there is a possibility of an increase in COVID in Kerala as well.

see more..

Karnataka Cabinet clears renaming of Ramanagara district as Bengaluru South

22 May 2025 | 7:21 PM

Bengaluru, May 22 (UNI) In a significant administrative decision, the Karnataka Cabinet on Thursday approved the renaming of Ramanagara district as Bengaluru South District for all official and governance purposes, Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar announced.

see more..