On Saturday morning, India woke up to a dark cloud when the Vikram lander of Chandrayaan 2 lost communication with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). However, many including PM Narendra Modi applauded the effort made by the team. The ISRO chief couldn’t control his tears after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s encouraging speech in Bengaluru and broke down soon after. In a video that went viral, the Prime Minister was seen consoling the ISRO chief.
However, hope isn’t lost yet! According to recent reports, Vikram lander has been located and even though it didn’t have a soft landing as planned, it has reached the lunar surface. “Yes, we have located the lander on the lunar surface. It must have been a hard-landing,” Dr Sivan told PTI.
“Orbiter has clicked a thermal image of Lander. But there is no communication yet. We are trying to have contact. It will be communicated soon,” he further told ANI.
Following this announcement, Twitter rejoiced in the fact that this made India one of the first nations to land near the south pole of the moon and flooded the internet with memes. However, ISRO is yet to establish communication with Vikram lander.
Here Is How Twitter Chose To Celebrate This Historic Moment For India
Nagpur Police Killing The Meme Game
Star-Crossed Lovers!
It’s Funny Because It’s True
What A Pleasant Surprise
We Are So Proud
Iconic Dialogue That Fits The Iconic Moment
Arnab Is The Reason Why We Established Contact
Looks like this is the only way left to communicate with #VikramLander #VikramLanderFound#ISRO pic.twitter.com/f8Z6M9sLgj
— Krishna (@Atheist_Krishna) September 8, 2019
Rulaye Ga Kya Pagle
Every Indian 🇮🇳 Right now #VikramLander #VikramLanderFound pic.twitter.com/2243rrnhW7
— Amarjeet Shinde ✨ (@imANShinde5555) September 8, 2019
It’s One Of Those Days
Same Same But Different
Chandrayaan 2 has been termed as the ‘most complex mission ever undertaken by ISRO’, which is why this has been regarded as a feat for India. PM Modi encouraged the team “I see the disappointment on your faces. There is no need to get dejected. We have learnt a lot,” he said. “These are moments to be courageous, and courageous we will be! We remain hopeful and will continue working hard on our space programme,” he added while talking to the great minds behind Chandrayaan 2.
Featured Image: Financial Times
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