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(Isro) and millions in India and abroad when Vikram Lander of Chandrayaan-2 lost contact with Isro's ground control, just moments before its scheduled landing on Saturday. All hopes are not lost yet and Isro has said it is analysing data gathered so far.
Tension on the faces of scientists at Isro was understandable after the control centre lost contact with Vikram. Years of hard work of hundreds of scientists had gone into the preparations of this ambitious Moon mission that would make India the fourth country to soft-land a module on Moon's surface.
In a statement, Isro said Vikram Lander was moving as per pans but just 2.1 km above Moon's surface, it lost contact with ground control centre. "The data is being analysed," said Isro chief K Sivan.
At present, we do not know the exact status of Vikram and how it landed on Moon. Isro has said further details will be announced once it analyses data.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who was at Isro to watch the historic moment, told Isro scientists they should not be disheartened and India is proud of their achievements.
HOW THINGS UNFOLDED
Chandrayaan-2's Vikram Lander was progressing on its planed trajectory and it 1.37am, Isro tweeted Vikram has started its powered descent, the first phase of which was rough braking.