Vikram lander

Day Has Returned, but India’s Lander and Rover have Failed to Wake Up

It looks like India's Chandrayaan-3 succumbed to the cold, and its mission is over. The frigid lunar night lasted about…

1 year ago

India's Rover Rolls Out Onto the Lunar Surface

Shortly after it landed on the lunar surface, Indian-'s Chandrayaan-3 mission successfully deployed its Pragyan rover.

1 year ago

India Launches Chandrayaan-3 to the Moon, Hoping for a Successful Landing

On July 14, 2023, at 2:35 pm Indian Standard Time (5:05 am EST), the Indian Space Resource Organisation (ISRO) successfully…

1 year ago

India’s Crashed Lander is In This Picture, Somewhere

This image of the lunar highlands is from NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter. You'd need superhuman eyesight to spot it, but…

5 years ago

India has Located the Vikram Lander, But it’s Still not Communicating With Home

The ISRO has confirmed the location of their Vikram lander on the lunar surface, but is uncertain if it survived…

5 years ago

Chandrayaan 2 Mission Loses Contact With Vikram Lander During Descent

The ISRO dispatched their Vikram lunar lander towards the lunar surface today, but lost contact with it just before it…

5 years ago