Chicago: The Vikram moon lander likely crashed at about 184 miles per hour (mph), a speed at which nothing of value could have survived, a highly respected Indian American mechanical engineer, specialising in such critical failures has calculated. Dr. Bharat Thakkar, 77, a veteran of quality control and reliability of systems, who has taught at […]
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NASA joins ISRO to track Vikram ‘calling home’
Chennai: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is continuing its attempt to reach out to India’s moon lander sending communication signals with its Deep Space Network (DSN), said officials. It is also reported the American space agency National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) is sending radio signals to Vikram. “Attempts are […]
ISRO remains tightlipped on cause of Vikram’s failure
Chennai: Four days have gone since Indias first moon lander Vikram crashed on the lunar surface, but the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has gone silent about the likely cause of the breakdown. Early on September 7, Vikram, while on its descent to soft land on the Moon’s south polar region, apparently lost control and […]
Nagpur police’s Chandrayan tweets tickle twiterati
Nagpur (Maharashtra): The Nagpur City Police’s official Twitter handle @NagpurPolice on Monday won hearts for its simple but amusing tweets on the latest Chandrayan-2 mission by India. In a tweet today, @NagpurPolice said: “Dear Vikram, Please respond… We are not going to challan you for breaking the signals!” Dear Vikram, Please respond 🙏🏻.We are not […]
Vikram, Orbiter extend good wishes to each other
New Delhi: Ahead of the landing Chandrayaan 2 near the moon’s south pole at 1:43 a.m. on Saturday, the Indian space agency has posted a message on Twitter featuring the spacecraft Lunar Orbiter extending good wishes to the Lander Vikram Chandrayaan 2, which was launched on July 22, will attempt a lunar surface touchdown on […]