ISRO weighing up second landing attempt on Moon's south pole: K Sivan

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chief, Kailasavadivoo Sivan on Saturday talked about possible second landing attempt of Vikram lander on Moon’s south pole, after the first attempt was unsuccessful.

Responding to press’s question if Indian space agency would attempt another landing on Moon’s south pole, K Sivan replied, “Definitely”.

“We want to demonstrate the technology for Vikram Lander landing, We are working on a plan of action about how to go ahead for Vikram Lander landing,” said the ISRO chief.

India’s first soft landing on the lunar surface, Chandrayaan 2 concluded unsuccessfully after the Vikram lander seemingly wrecked into the moon surface.

Had it been a success, India would have become the only fourth nation to land a spacecraft intact on the lunar surface. Vikram lander was to land on the moon and deploy the rover Pragyan.

Pragyan, India’s first rover, would have explored the moon surface for one lunar day, which is around 14 earth days.

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