Chandrayaan 2 Update

Chandrayaan 2: NASA to perform a 'rigorous' search for Vikram lander in new images of the crash site

Unlike in September, the lighting conditions this time were much more favourable, with relatively fewer shadows.

Chandrayaan 2 Orbiter catches solar flare in the act, gears up to watch the Moon's surface react

The mission also photographed high-resolution closeups of the surface earlier this week.

Chandrayaan 2: NASA releases photos of Vikram lander 'obscured in lunar highlands' as seen by its lunar orbiter

NASA admitted just days ago that the Vikram lander may not be in the 'field of view' of the LRO's on-board camera.

Chandrayaan 2: Vikram out of NASA field of view as LRO fails to spot the lander during 17 Sept fly-by

The agency has taken its time to process, validate, analyse and review the series of images captured by the LROC.

ISRO moves from building to testing its new SCE-200 semi-cryogenic engine: Here's what it can do

The indigenously-developed liquid-fuel engine that runs on greener fuel and delivers 50 percent more thrust than earlier Indian rockets.

Chandrayaan 2: India's moon mission should be considered a success, and a lesson in spacefaring

Cold War space superpowers aren't the only ones in the game now — countries and private companies are, too.

Chandrayaan 2 nails third of five orbit-lowering manoeuvres before entering moon's orbit

From 2 September, all eyes will be on the lander, Dr Sivan said, much like a bridegroom on her wedding.

Chandrayaan 2: Lander Vikram to make its first in-orbit manoeuvre around the moon by 9.45pm today

The landing module will carry out this first of two manueovres before its highly-anticipated soft-landing on 7 September.

Chandrayaan 2: Detaching from orbiter, Vikram lander enters independent, pre-final orbit around the moon

The Vikram lander is now on a separate, circular path identical to the orbiter, passing over the lunar poles.

Chandrayaan 2 composite completes final in-orbit manoeuvre before Vikram lander's separation

Only three milestones remain before the Vikram lander attempts to make a soft-landing on 7 September.