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ISRO lose contact with Chandrayaan-2 lander during final descent
Following a historic July 22 launch on a GSLV Mk-III rocket from the east coast of India, the Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft – the robotic lander and rover, specifically – attempted a soft landing on the surface of the Moon on Friday. All was proceeding to plan until just 2km above the surface when telemetry was lost and the vehicle will have likely crashed into the lunar surface.
[...] The Vikram lander was aiming to softly touch down about 350 kilometers (218 miles) away from the South Pole-Aitken Basin rim on Friday evening. However, with all proceeding to plan, including the braking phase of the mission ahead of final descent, telemetry was lost.
[...] Although no explanation was provided, it is clear the mission has failed.
Also at NYT and India Today.
Previously: Chandrayaan-2 Updates: Lunar Orbit Insertion and Lunar Orbit Maneuver
(Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday September 07 2019, @03:26AM (3 children)
First the Israeli lander crashes, now India's? Sounds like someone is defending the moon.
(Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday September 07 2019, @08:15AM
It's where the secret Nazi moon base is that is shaped like a swastika. They don't know that war ended. Maybe if the Israelis painted Hitler's face on the lander, then they will stop shooting them down. Of course if they find any Jewish or Brown people stuff onboard, all bets are off.
(Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday September 07 2019, @11:15AM
Yes, Physics, more specifically, Gravity.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday September 07 2019, @01:55PM
They were in too much of a curry to land.