Page 27 - Vikram Lander News Today

Earlier, Vikram lander lifted-off approximately 40 meters and landed successfully again on the lunar surface a few meters away. Calling it a signifcant milestone for future human missions, ISRO released a video and some images regarding the experiment. 

Chennai, Sep 4 (IANS) After making it hop once, India's moon lander Vikram was put to sleep, the Indian space agency said.

Vikram and Pragyan payloads are now in a power-off mode until the south pole of the lunar surface is back in the range of the Sun again.

Vikram Lander successfully completes hop test on the moon, exceeding mission objectives. Significant for future Moon missions and human exploration.

ISRO is expecting solar-powered Pragyan rover and Vikram lander to awaken around September 22, 2023.

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Monday said that the Vikram lander had exceeded its objectives and therefore its "playloads are now switched off."

Vikram will fall asleep next to Pragyan once the solar power is depleted and the battery is drained, says the space agency

Indian spacecraft Chandrayaan-3 nears conclusion with successful soft landing on lunar surface, according to ISRO.

Last week, on Saturday (September 2), ISRO shared that the Pragyan rover installed in Chandrayaan-3 has been put to sleep, and the Space Agency hopes to wake the rover up 14 days later, on September 22, 2023.

After making it hop once, Indias moon lander Vikram was put to sleep, the Indian space agency said....