While addressing the scientists at ISRO, PM said that the best is yet to come for India space programme
An astronaut narrator and space analyst, Jerry Linenger said overall the mission has been very successful
It's important to note that the odds were against anybody pulling off a soft landing at the first attempt
The space agency also said the precise launch and mission management had ensured a long life of almost seven years instead of the planned one year for the orbiter
Vikram, the lander, was lost when it was attempting a "soft" or controlled landing near the south pole of the moon
We should not be discouraged. India was trying to do something very very difficult, said NASA
Chandrayaan-2's 27-kg rover is a six-wheeled robotic vehicle named Pragyan, which translates to 'wisdom' in Sanskrit, and is housed inside the lander
'We will continue to try to establish contact for the next 14 days. Future programmes will go as planned', says K Sivan
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Isro Chairman K Sivan had said on Saturday that the space agency would try to restore link with the lander for 14 days
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There will be a lot to learn from Chandrayaan-2 Mission
PM Modi leads the nation in rallying behind Isro after failed moon landing
The first mission to the Moon was planned by the US in August 17, 1958, but the launch of Pioneer 0 was unsuccessful
After losing communication with the lander last night, PM Modi tweeted that he will address the nation at 8 am today.
Here's a list of the all the major events that happened in Chandrayaan-2's journey from an idea to a successful mission
In its Chandrayaan Mission I, ISRO was able to make the important discovery of water on the earth's sole satellite
During the orbit-raising manoeuvre on Wednesday, the spacecraft's liquid engine was fired for about 1,203 seconds
It's time ISRO was given more resources
It may take several months for India to be able to attempt a launch again, said Susmita Mohanty, co-founder and chief executive officer of Earth2Orbit