Here's What Chandrayaan-2 Aims To Achieve As Chandrayaan-2 heads for a landing at the unexplored south pole of the moon, here's a look at the key objectives of India's historic lunar exploration mission

Gravitas: Chandrayaan-2: India arrives as a space superpower

The Race To The Moon Is Several Decades Old. Here's An Overview The race to the moon goes back a long way in time. During the Cold War, lunar missions were just prestige battles between the U.S. and the erstwhile Soviet Union. This reports explores the history of lunar missions.

Gravitas: A brief history of lunar missions

Chandrayaan-2’s Vikram Lander, which had lost contact with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) 2.1 km above the Moon’s surface, was not damaged despite a hard landing. According to the sources, the lander is intact as a “single piece” and is not broken into pieces.

Chandrayaan-2's Vikram Lander found intact in a tilted position

Vikram Lander found in 'single piece', ISRO trying to re-establish contact

ISRO Chief K.Sivan said that Chandrayaan-2 Orbiter's life term increased from 1-yr to around 7.5-yr due to extra fuel presence. Watch this video to know more.

Chandrayaan-2 Orbiter's life term increased from 1-yr to around 7.5-yr due to extra fuel presence

Leaders, space scientists and eminent personalities from across the globe on Saturday lauded India and the space research organisation for coming so near to the unexplored, far side of the Moon.

Take pride India, have courage: Support pours in from across the world for team ISRO

ISRO has no time to rest after Chandrayaan-2, now a busy schedule for upcoming projects. Let's know about those projects.

ISRO has no time to rest after Chandrayaan-2, now busy schedule for upcoming projects

PM Modi lauds the work of ISRO scientists, ''There are no failures in science''

Position of Chandrayaan-2's lander Vikram has been located on the moon with the help thermal picture clicked by Orbiter revolving around the moon.

ISRO: Lander Vikram's position located on the moon through pic by Orbiter

From farmer's son to 'Rocketman': ISRO chief Kailasavadivoo Sivan's journey

The excitement is real! While the whole country is waiting for the moment to celebrate the success of Chandrayaan-2, Bollywood actor Rishi Kapoor, unable to contain his excitement, was a bit early to the party.

For Rishi Kapoor Chandrayaan-2 was already landed

WION Exclusively speaks to Georgina Kramer & Ramesh Kapoor who both are Science Experts.

WION Exclusive | In conversation with Georgina Kramer & Ramesh Kapoor, Science Experts

PM Modi said during addressing ISRO scientists and the whole nation, ''There is no failure in science, it has only experiments and efforts.''

PM Modi says, ''There is no failure in science, it has only experiments and efforts''

WION Exclusively speaks to Chris Hadfield, First Canadian who walked in space.

WION Exclusive | In conversation with Chris Hadfield, First Canadian who walked in space

Chandrayaan-2 Moon mission has accomplished 90 to 95 per cent of its mission objectives even as ground stations lost communication with the 'Vikram' Lander in the last few minutes of its descent, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said on Saturday.

Chandrayaan-2: 90-95 per cent of mission objectives achieved, says ISRO

PM Modi addressed ISRO scientists on Saturday morning on India's Chandrayaan-2 mission. "There will be a new dawn and a brighter tomorrow very soon. There is no failure in science, only experiment and efforts," PM Modi said after the Vikram Lander lost contact with the ISRO ground station even as it descended as planned.

India is with you, you are exceptional, PM Modi to ISRO scientists on Chandrayaan-2 mission

PM Narendra Modi on Saturday addressed the nation from Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Control Centre at 8 am, after ISRO lost contact with Chandrayaan-2's Vikram Lander.

ISRO Chief K.Sivan turns emotional, Breaks Down In Tears; Watch video

PM Modi addresses the nation on Chandrayaan-2 from ISRO Centre in Bengaluru. Watch video to know more.

PM Modi addresses the nation on Chandrayaan-2 from ISRO Centre in Bengaluru

WION Exclusively talks to DR. Amitabha Ghosh, NASA Scientist from Washing D.C. over Indian lunar mission Chandrayaan-2.

WION Exclusive | In conversation with Dr Amitabha Ghosh, NASA Scientist from Washington

PM Modi during his address on Saturday morning on India's Chandrayaan-2 mission said that India is proud of its scientists. "I could feel what you were going through a few hours back, your eyes were conveying a lot.

Live: PM Modi address ISRO scientists on Chandrayaan-2

Indian Space Research Organisation's (ISRO) announcement that the communication with Vikram lander was lost evoked mixed reactions from netizens, with people expressing faith that the space agency will bounce back soon.

Nation stands by ISRO following communication loss with 'Vikram'

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the nation from ISRO Control Centre here on Saturday morning. The Prime Minister will address the nation at around 8 am, according to ISRO.

PM Narendra Modi to address nation at 8 am after Moon lander loses contact

Amid uncertainty over Chandrayaan-2's Vikram lander which lost communication with the ground station, Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said that ISRO's achievement with the spacecraft so far has made every Indian proud.

Every Indian is proud: Amit Shah lauds ISRO scientists for Chandrayaan-2

Even as the 'Vikram', the lander of Chandrayaan-2 lost communication with the ground station, Prime Minister Narendra Modi told students present at the ISRO Centre here to "aim big in life and never let disappointment enter in the way of achieving goals".

Aim big, don't let disappointment come in way: PM Modi to students at ISRO headquarters

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