Chandrayaan-2 live updates: You've inspired us with your journey, Nasa tells Isro

Even though the fate and the status of Vikram India's moon lander is not known - whether it crash-landed or the communication link got cut - all is not lost as far as the Rs 978 crore Chandrayaan-2 mission is concerned, an Isro official said on Saturday. Read more

After a 47-day journey carrying the anticipation of 135 billion people, Chandrayaan-2’s landing module went silent when Vikram, the lander was just 2km from the lunar surface. Isro chairman K Sivan said the initial path was normal but communication with Vikram was lost at 2.1km from the lunar surface and data was being analysed. Read more

"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," he said while talking to ANI.