Chandrayaan 2: PM Modi hugs ISRO Chief

Chandrayaan 2 mission was just a few km away from the success when ISRO lost contact from Lander Vikram. Lander Vikram was just a 2.1 km away from the moon surface when ISRO declared that they have lost contact from Lander Vikram. PM Modi talked about this incident with ISRO scientists on Saturday dawn and encourage them to not be disappointed and also hugged ISRO chief (K.Sivan).

PM Modi kept hugging(K. Sivan) for a long time and encouraged him. In view of this development, PM Modi also addressed the nation at eight o’clock this morning. He said, ‘You are the people who live for Maa Bharti for her glory. You are the people who fight for the glory of Mother Bharati. You are the people who have a passion for Mother Bharati. Mother Bharti spends her whole life for getting head high. They encapsulate their dreams.

#ISRO
Honorable Prime Minister Shri. Narendra Modi will address the nation from ISRO Control Centre today (September 07, 2019) at 0800 hrs IST.@PMOIndia @narendramodi
— ISRO (@isro) September 6, 2019

This is Mission Control Centre. #VikramLander descent was as planned and normal performance was observed up to an altitude of 2.1 km. Subsequently, communication from Lander to the ground stations was lost. Data is being analyzed.#ISRO
— ISRO (@isro) September 6, 2019

Rough breaking of #VikramLander ends and Fine braking phase starts#Chandrayaan2 #ISRO
— ISRO (@isro) September 6, 2019

Powered descent – Rough Braking of #VikramLander begins.#ISRO
— ISRO (@isro) September 6, 2019

We are now live on Twitter, Facebook and Youtube. Join us as #VikramLander begins it descent in 20 minutes.#ISRO pic.twitter.com/cshcq11m3z
— ISRO (@isro) September 6, 2019

PM Modi has also tweeted about this event

The youngsters with whom I will watch the special moments from the ISRO Centre in Bengaluru are those bright minds who won the ISRO Space Quiz on MyGov. The large scale participation in this Quiz showcases the interest of the youth in science and space. This is a great sign!
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) September 6, 2019

I am extremely excited to be at the ISRO Centre in Bengaluru to witness the extraordinary moment in the history of India’s space programme. Youngsters from different states will also be present to watch those special moments! There would also be youngsters from Bhutan.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) September 6, 2019

See the entire timeline of Chandryaan 2 mission

July 14: First try for Chandryaan 2 mission

July 15: Mission was aborted due to some technical issue

July 18: Chandrayaan 2 again set to launch

July 22: Launch successful

Aug 20: Chandrayaan 2 successfully entered into lunar orbit

Sept 03: First de-orbital manoeuvre for Lander Vikram Completed

Sept 06: Chandryaan 2 landing day