CHANDRAYAAN 2: RE-ESTABLISHING COMMUNICATION LINK WITH LANDER PROVING MORE DIFFICULT WITH TIME, SAYS ISRO

ISRO is continuing its efforts to restore a link with Chandrayaan 2’s lander ‘Vikram’, but experts say time is running out and the possibility of re-establishing communication looks “less and less probable.”

Chairman of Indian Space Research Organisation K Sivan said on Saturday that the space agency will try to establish a link with the lander for 14 days. After lander Vikram was located on the lunar surface by Chandrayaan 2’s onboard cameras on Sunday, he reiterated that those efforts would continue.

A senior official associated with the mission said, “Progressively… as time goes by… it’s difficult(to establish link).”