If everything was fine, then India had became the first country to land it’s spaceship on the south pole of moon. Before this, America, China and Russia had also done soft landing on the but not on the South pole. It can be said that it is difficult to go on South pole so that the mission moon left 2.1 Km less away from the lunar surface. When Chandrayaan-2 was just to land on the surface of the moon that Vikram lander lost contact with it.
PM Narendra Modi was also arrived to ISRO Banglore headquater to become a witnesses of this historical moment, but at the end the journey of Chandrayaan-2 of 47 days left incomplete.
Was this a failure or there a success in this failure? Why the journey of Chandrayaan-2 left incomplete at the end moment? Was there any technological problem?
At the end moment, Vikram Lander lost the contact with ground station. Chairman of ISRO told that when the Vikram Lander of ISRO was 2.1 km away from the lunar surface of moon, at that time it lost the contact with ground station.
PM Narendra Modi discussed with the scientists of ISRO’s control room and indicated that Vikram lander was in hurry to land on the moon’s surface. At the end moment, there was any defect so that they cannot get success.
There was a disappointment from Vikram Lander but this mission was not failed, because Chandrayaan-2 orbiter is working on the moon’s surface. In this orbiter there are many scientific equipments and they are doing well. Vikram Lander and Pragyan Rover were used and it has definately suffered a setback.
There is a success in this failure. India has reached the orbiter before, but this orbiter was more modern than before. Chandrayaan-2’s orbiter was more modern and equipped with scientific instruments than Chandrayaan-1 orbiter.
The use of Vikram Lander and Pragyan Rover was for first time. But the chairman of ISRO Dr K Sivan said that it doesn’t matter that it’s Southern pole or equitorial plane, difficulties are same for each. He clearly said that be it is Southern pole or even other, in all there are same challanges for each.
It is true that Chandrayaan-2 was sent at a new place so that new things can be seen. There was no benefit to go on older so new place was selected.
Orbiter is still working. The discovery of water on moon was a main aim of India and is continued by orbiter. In future it’s data will also be seen.
That was a scientific mission and it had taken 11 year to be completed. It’s orbiter was successful and lander rover was unsuccessful. Due to this failure, ISRO won’t go back ad Pm Modi also repeated this.
America, China and Russia got success in soft landing to moon’s surface. Soft landing means to land a satellite through a lander protectively and it will work smoothly.
In the whole world, less than 50% mission got success. Who understands the space science they will definitely give encouragement to this practice of India. Now the next mission of ISRO is Gaganyaan in which an astronaut will be sent.
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