Modulul de aselenizare al misiunii Chandrayaan-2 urma să efectueze o aselenizare uşoară, controlată, în apropierea polului sud al Lunii, unde oamenii de ştiinţă susţin că ar putea exista apă îngheţată. ISRO a pierdut contactul în timp ce modulul desfăşura manevrele de aselenizare, potrivit Agerpres.
Vikram se afla pe orbita Lunii şi a început să coboare spre suprafaţa acesteia vineri, la ora 20:07 GMT. Oamenii de știință au pierdut contactul în perioada penultimului stadiu al aselenizării.
„Coborârea lui Vikram s-a desfăşurat normal, conform planurilor şi a putut fi urmărită până la altitudinea de 2,1 km. Apoi comunicaţiile cu modulul de aselenizare s-au oprit”, conform unui oficial ISRO.
Modulul a primit numele Vikram în onoarea lui Vikram Sarabhai, considerat părintele programului spaţial indian.
Misiunea spaţială fără echipaj uman a fost lansată pe 22 iulie, are ca obiectiv principal tocmai plasarea unui modul de asolizare şi a unui robot mobil în proximitatea polului sudic al Lunii, la o distanţă de 384.000 de kilometri faţă de Terra.
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