The recent endeavours by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to reactivate the Vikram lander and Pragyan rover of Chandrayaan-3 mission have encountered formidable challenges. Both the lander and the rover entered a state of dormancy for two weeks during the lunar night. The lunar surface, particularly the south polar region where Vikram and Pragyan […]
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ISRO makes attempt to wake up Chandrayaan-3’s lander and rover; receives no signal
The ISRO, on Friday, said it has made efforts to establish communication with its lunar mission Chandrayaan-3’s lander Vikram and rover Pragyan to ascertain their ‘wake-up condition’ after they had been put into sleep mode early this month, but no signals have been received from them as of now. Attempts to make contact with the […]
Chandrayaan-3: All eyes on Vikram lander, Pragyan as ISRO awaits them to wake up from slumber
As dawn breaks on the moon on Friday, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) keenly awaits Chandrayaan-3’s Vikram Lander and Pragyan Rover to wake up from their 14-day lunar slumber. If they wake up, the second phase of Chandrayaan-3 will begin. The lander and rover modules Vikram and Pragyan were put on sleep on September 4 […]