Chandrayaan 2 loses Connection.

India Loses Contact With Chandrayaan-2 Moon Lander During Its DescentIndia Loses Contact With Chandrayaan-2 Moon Lander During Its Descent. The country will likely have to wait for a future mission to join the elite club of nations that have landed on the moon.

Chandrayaan 2

The country will likely have to wait for a future mission to join the elite club of nations that have landed on the moon.
BANGALORE, India — India’s attempt to land a robotic spacecraft near the moon’s South Pole on Saturday appeared to end in failure.

The initial parts of the descent went smoothly. But less than two miles above the surface, the trajectory diverged from the planned path. The mission control room fell silent as communications from the lander were lost. A member of the staff was seen patting the back of K. Sivan, the director of India’s space program.

He later announced that the spacecraft was operating as expected until an altitude of 2.1 kilometers, or 1.3 miles. “The data is being analyzed,” he said.

The partial failure of the Chandrayaan-2 mission — an orbiter remains in operation — would delay the country’s bid to join an elite club of nations that have landed in one piece on the moon’s surface.

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