India loses contact with Chandrayaan: India's first unmanned lunar spacecraft is lost in space. ISRO has confirmed that radio contact with Chandrayaan-1 was lost at 1.30 am today.There is still hope of recovery: Nair on Chandrayaan
India's first unmanned lunar spacecraft Chandrayaan-1 is lost in space. Speaking to NDTV on the issue, ISRO chairman G Madhavan Nair has said that the Chandrayaan glitch is disappointing.
"Chandrayaan's situation is akin to a patient's whose symptoms are known but precise problem is still not understood," said Nair.
"There is still hope of recovery," he added.
He further said that data analysis would see what went wrong.
"Effort will be made when Chandrayaan passes in line of sight over Bylalu, site of the big dish that talks to Chandrayaan," said Nair.
"Conclusive understanding on whether the 'mission is over' will hopefully be available by tomorrow evening," he said.
Nair also said that Chandrayaan has brought back to earth some spectacular data, which scientists are analysing.
Earlier, the project director of Chandrayaan-1, M Annadurai, said that the mission was over.
"The mission is definitely over. We have lost contact with the spacecraft," said project director M Annadurai told PTI.
However, he added that Chandrayaan had done its job technically 100 per cent.
"It has done its job technically 100 per cent. Scientifically also, it has done almost 90-95 percent of its job," he said.
ISRO had earlier confirmed that radio contact with Chandrayaan-1 was lost at 1.30 am on Saturday. The Health of Chandrayaan-I subsystems is being analysed, according to ISRO. It was launched in Sriharikota in October, 2008.
Experts say the mission has completed its objective: to reach the moon and place India's flag on the moon. India is the fourth country to accomplish that. Chandrayaan has delivered lots of crucial space data to India. It has also been studying whether there's water on the moon.
NDTV's Science Editor, Pallava Bagla, says "Chandrayaan shold not be written off. ISRO may manage to recover contact with it. But earlier this year, it faced over-heating and other technical problems. Yes, Chandrayaan is on its last legs, but it has met its objective".
The spacecraft has completed 312 days in orbit, making more than 3400 orbits around the Moon. India has spent close to Rs 400 crore on the Chandryaan mission.
"Chandrayaan's situation is akin to a patient's whose symptoms are known but precise problem is still not understood," said Nair.
"There is still hope of recovery," he added.
He further said that data analysis would see what went wrong.
"Effort will be made when Chandrayaan passes in line of sight over Bylalu, site of the big dish that talks to Chandrayaan," said Nair.
"Conclusive understanding on whether the 'mission is over' will hopefully be available by tomorrow evening," he said.
Nair also said that Chandrayaan has brought back to earth some spectacular data, which scientists are analysing.
Earlier, the project director of Chandrayaan-1, M Annadurai, said that the mission was over.
"The mission is definitely over. We have lost contact with the spacecraft," said project director M Annadurai told PTI.
However, he added that Chandrayaan had done its job technically 100 per cent.
"It has done its job technically 100 per cent. Scientifically also, it has done almost 90-95 percent of its job," he said.
ISRO had earlier confirmed that radio contact with Chandrayaan-1 was lost at 1.30 am on Saturday. The Health of Chandrayaan-I subsystems is being analysed, according to ISRO. It was launched in Sriharikota in October, 2008.
Experts say the mission has completed its objective: to reach the moon and place India's flag on the moon. India is the fourth country to accomplish that. Chandrayaan has delivered lots of crucial space data to India. It has also been studying whether there's water on the moon.
NDTV's Science Editor, Pallava Bagla, says "Chandrayaan shold not be written off. ISRO may manage to recover contact with it. But earlier this year, it faced over-heating and other technical problems. Yes, Chandrayaan is on its last legs, but it has met its objective".
The spacecraft has completed 312 days in orbit, making more than 3400 orbits around the Moon. India has spent close to Rs 400 crore on the Chandryaan mission.
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