09-17-2019, 09:28 AM
Hello guys,
So as y'all know I'd urged a lot for this section to come into play, and finally our request has been accepted. Thanks to @deanhills for creating this section. Special thanks to @Manal, @tryp4vps, @LightDestory and all others who supported this idea. So now it's my duty to keep this section going. So let's get started with the first official post in this section.
NOTE: This is a respite for me, Fein tomorrow's Chemistry exam. Took exactly 20 minutes to compose this, but feeling much better now.
As y'all might be aware of Chandrayaan-2 mission by ISRO (Indian Space Research Organization), it's the first in the world to get it landed on the south pole of the Moon. And it was 95% successful.
The mission consisted of the lander Vikram and the rover Pragyan. The mission had a 14-day lifetime as it is largely powered by solar energy and one lunar day is equal to 14 Earth days. After these 14-days there will be a damn cold single night, but enough to freeze vital parts of the lander and Robert, making them non-functional. However, this fact in turn is now sealing the fate of ISRO.
The lander was supposed to be landing in the South Pole of the Moon on 7th September, 2019 between 1:30AM IST and 2:00AM IST. Everything was going right until a 2-km distance above the Moon, when the lander stopped contacting with the communicator which sends signals to the Earth.
The mission had been assumed to be a failure but, the Chandrayaan-2's orbiter revived our hopes the next morning. It showed that even after losing contact with the Earth data center, the lander did a successful hard-landing on the Moon and is now in a tilted position. What happened was that at the point if losing contact, the lander did a somersault and owing to phenomena like charged dust thrust and such others, managed to land on the Moon.
However, the rover, Pragyan never hatched out of his shell and that's the cause of most desperation. Efforts are being put in full-swing to re-establish communication but we've not been successful so far. Unfortunately, we've only 4-5 days left to do whatever was intended, since the lunar day should end by September 20-21.
NASA has been very cooperative in this field. They've extended their support to ISRO and are now helping in the reestablishment of the communication. Today NASA's lunar orbiter will fly over that point Vikram landed, and will try to take exact photographs of it and also try to communicate with it. Let's hope for the best guys!
There's one thing that ISRO can surely do - to take the Chandrayaan-2's orbiter closer to the Moon. This is because if the solar panels are damaged, the lander may send weak signals, which may be picked if the lander is close to the lunar surface. But this involves a high amount of risk too, as if the lander gets pulled by the gravity of the Moon and crashes the mission is doomed forever. It'll definitely be tried perhaps if the NASA's lunar orbiter is not able to do anything, as the last hope if ISRO.
Guys ISRO needs your prayers and well-wishes so that all the efforts of the scientists may not be in vain. Extend your support by praying for the success of the mission and comment your views on the topic here.
Eagerly waiting for what you're thinking about this mission.
Regards,
So as y'all know I'd urged a lot for this section to come into play, and finally our request has been accepted. Thanks to @deanhills for creating this section. Special thanks to @Manal, @tryp4vps, @LightDestory and all others who supported this idea. So now it's my duty to keep this section going. So let's get started with the first official post in this section.
NOTE: This is a respite for me, Fein tomorrow's Chemistry exam. Took exactly 20 minutes to compose this, but feeling much better now.
As y'all might be aware of Chandrayaan-2 mission by ISRO (Indian Space Research Organization), it's the first in the world to get it landed on the south pole of the Moon. And it was 95% successful.
The mission consisted of the lander Vikram and the rover Pragyan. The mission had a 14-day lifetime as it is largely powered by solar energy and one lunar day is equal to 14 Earth days. After these 14-days there will be a damn cold single night, but enough to freeze vital parts of the lander and Robert, making them non-functional. However, this fact in turn is now sealing the fate of ISRO.
The lander was supposed to be landing in the South Pole of the Moon on 7th September, 2019 between 1:30AM IST and 2:00AM IST. Everything was going right until a 2-km distance above the Moon, when the lander stopped contacting with the communicator which sends signals to the Earth.
The mission had been assumed to be a failure but, the Chandrayaan-2's orbiter revived our hopes the next morning. It showed that even after losing contact with the Earth data center, the lander did a successful hard-landing on the Moon and is now in a tilted position. What happened was that at the point if losing contact, the lander did a somersault and owing to phenomena like charged dust thrust and such others, managed to land on the Moon.
However, the rover, Pragyan never hatched out of his shell and that's the cause of most desperation. Efforts are being put in full-swing to re-establish communication but we've not been successful so far. Unfortunately, we've only 4-5 days left to do whatever was intended, since the lunar day should end by September 20-21.
NASA has been very cooperative in this field. They've extended their support to ISRO and are now helping in the reestablishment of the communication. Today NASA's lunar orbiter will fly over that point Vikram landed, and will try to take exact photographs of it and also try to communicate with it. Let's hope for the best guys!
There's one thing that ISRO can surely do - to take the Chandrayaan-2's orbiter closer to the Moon. This is because if the solar panels are damaged, the lander may send weak signals, which may be picked if the lander is close to the lunar surface. But this involves a high amount of risk too, as if the lander gets pulled by the gravity of the Moon and crashes the mission is doomed forever. It'll definitely be tried perhaps if the NASA's lunar orbiter is not able to do anything, as the last hope if ISRO.
Guys ISRO needs your prayers and well-wishes so that all the efforts of the scientists may not be in vain. Extend your support by praying for the success of the mission and comment your views on the topic here.
Eagerly waiting for what you're thinking about this mission.
Regards,