Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chief, K Sivan to ANI:We've found the location of #VikramLander on lunar surface&orbiter has clicked a thermal image of Lander. But there is no communication yet. We are trying to have contact. It will be communicated soon. #Chandrayaan2 pic.twitter.com/1MbIL0VQCo— ANI (@ANI) September 8, 2019
50 years ago Neil Armstrong had set his foot on the moon, becoming the first human to step on the moon. The curiosity in human beings about discovering things beyond Earth has resulted in numerous space missions. Mission commander Neil Armstrong took this photograph with a 70mm lunar surface camera, in frame Astronaut Buzz Aldrin. Image credit-NASA Surprisingly, NASA on its own failed 12 times before completing an orbital mission called Ranger 7 in 1964 . Apollo 11 in 1969 was the first crew landing mission on the moon. (Image credit: NASA) ISRO, on the other hand, was formed in 1962 as INCOSPAR (The Indian National Committee for Space Research) with urging scientist Vikram Sarabhai . In 1969 under the tenure of Prime Minister of India Jawaharlal Nehru INCOSPAR became ISRO. Indian Space Research Organisation is managed by the Department of Space which directly reports to the Prime Minister of India. As compared to NASA, ISRO launched its fi
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