Chandrayaan 2 Moon Landing: Communication With Lander Vikram Lost

Communication with the Chandrayaan 2 lander was lost seconds before it was supposed to touch down on the Moon's surface, chief of Indian Space Research Organisation, Dr K Sivan said. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who was at the ISTRAC Centre in Bengaluru, praised the effort by ISRO scientists, “The country is proud of you," he said.

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