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ISRO on Tuesday thanked Indians from the country and abroad for the support it had received after the loss of contact of the space agency with the lander of the second lunar mission of the country, Chandrayaan-2, a few minutes before landing on the lunar surface on September 7th.
"Thank you for being with us. We will continue to go forward, driven by the hopes and dreams of Indians around the world! ", Tweeted ISRO.
Thank you for standing with us. We will continue to go forward, driven by the hopes and dreams of Indians around the world! pic.twitter.com/vPgEWcwvIa
– ISRO (@isro) September 17, 2019
"Thank you for inspiring us to always aim for the sky," said the Indian Space Research Organization.
The space agency had received the support of the entire nation, even though it was losing touch with the landing gear before the touchdown, with people from all walks of life extolling the merits of ISRO and its scientists.
Prime Minister Modi, who had traveled to Bengaluru to attend Vikram's planned landing, had told ISRO scientists not to become discouraged and discouraged, and said the country was proud of them.
"I see disappointment on your faces. No need to be discouraged. We learned a lot, "said Modi.
"These are moments to be brave, and brave we will be! We remain hopeful and will continue to work hard on our space program, "he said.
Lander Vikram, with the Pragyan rover lodged inside, lost communication with the ground stations on September 7 at the start of his final descent, just 2.1 km above the lunar surface, a few minutes before the planned landing on the Moon.
Efforts have been made to restore the link since then.
On September 8, ISRO stated that the landing gear had been spotted on the lunar surface by an on-board camera aboard the Chandrayaan-2 orbiter.
Vikram had a hard landing.
The LG, designed to perform a soft landing on the lunar surface, and the rover have a lifetime on a lunar day mission, equivalent to 14 days terrestrial.
After losing touch with the lander, the space agency had stated that 90 to 95 percent of the objectives of the Chandrayaan-2 mission had been achieved so far, and that they would continue to contribute to lunar science, despite the loss of communication with the Lander.
He had also noted that the precise launch and management of the mission had ensured a long service life of nearly seven years instead of one year for the orbiter.
(This story was published from a news agency thread without text modification.Only the title has been changed.)
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Sep 17, 2019 11:41 pm IST
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