PG Diwakar, who was earlier scientific secretary at the space agency and
is now the Director of Earth Observations Applications and Disaster
Management Programme Office at the ISRO headquarters in Bengaluru,
said both Chandrayaan 2 and Gaganyaan have different objectives and dimensions. "There
will be absolutely no problem at all. It will have no impact. The
satellite missions, as well as the human space flight mission, will go
very smoothly without any problem. Each mission is of a different type,"
he added.
"The pictures I saw this morning were truly extraordinary," said the Principal Scientific Advisor, about the orbiter's TMC 2 camera. It is a miniature version of the Terrain Mapping Camera used onboard the Chandrayaan 1 mission. Here's a look at its first few images and subsequent photos, while it was still en route to the moon.
"The pictures I saw this morning were truly extraordinary," said the Principal Scientific Advisor, about the orbiter's TMC 2 camera. It is a miniature version of the Terrain Mapping Camera used onboard the Chandrayaan 1 mission. Here's a look at its first few images and subsequent photos, while it was still en route to the moon.
- If Vikram crashed and broke up into pieces, the orbiter's imaging won't be very useful: Expert
- 15:51 (IST)Encouragement also came in from the NASA Chief
- 15:44 (IST)Lander may not have crash-landed, according to ex-ISRO Chief
While there is no official verdict about the lander's condition, not everyone is convinced that the landing ended in a crash. Former ISRO Director D Sasikumar had this to say: "We have to find out from the communication data whether it is a soft landing or it is a crash landing. In my opinion, it is not a crash landing because the communication channel is on between the lander and the orbiter. It should be intact. So, let us hope after the analysis done, we may be able to get the final figure."
- 15:37 (IST)Here's what NASA had to say after the news
If the Vikram lander crash-landed and broke apart into pieces, the orbiter is unlkely to spot it, according to an ISRO scientist. "However, if the component is intact, high-resolution imaging will capture it," he added.
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