Indians on the Moon (again)

[Channel Hopper]

At least the engineers know the velocity of impact, now they can design the right amount of component integrity and/or shock absorbing material for next time.

The speed at which it was travelling didn't give moon lander a chance: Expert

 

[Terryl]

They shoud design the next one to hit the Moon at a very high speed, this way it would accidentally do a slow and soft landing.

 

[Channel Hopper]

Game over

Chandrayaan-2: Winter is coming to the Moon, and it is time to say bye to Vikram

By September 21, a cold night will descend on the region where the Chandrayaan-2 lander Vikram is located. The Vikram lander will not survive the cold.

www.indiatoday.in

 

[Channel Hopper]

and the backflip theory

Chandrayaan-2: How a somersault did Vikram lander in | India Today Exclusive

An unexplained flip performed by the Chandrayaan-2 lander during its descent on to the Moon may explain how Isro lost contact with the Vikram lander

www.indiatoday.in

 

[Channel Hopper]

NASA confirms the Selenites have taken the remains of Vikram underground.

Obscured in the Lunar Highlands? - NASA

. The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter passed over the Vikram landing site on Sept. 17 and acquired a set of high resolution images of the area.

www.nasa.gov

 

[Analoguesat]

Its these guys

 

[Terryl]

Now that was funny, I love the use of the slide whistle...

 

[Analoguesat]

Now that was funny, I love the use of the slide whistle...

Classic British kids tv from 40 years ago. Plenty more of them available on YT

 

[Analoguesat]

Confirmation it crashed if any were needed....

Vikram Lander Found - NASA

LRO images show the The Chandrayaan 2 Vikram lander's impact site on the Moon

www.nasa.gov

 

[Channel Hopper]

Confirmation it crashed if any were needed....

Vikram Lander Found - NASA

LRO images show the The Chandrayaan 2 Vikram lander's impact site on the Moon

www.nasa.gov

Difficult to tell if it is Indian, or Israeli from the remains.

 

[Analoguesat]

Interesting analysis of what went wrong & confirmation Chandrayaan3 will launch next year for another attempt

Chandrayaan-2: Vikram lander spun out of control midway to landing site, ISRO could only watch

With the communication system on the failed lander supplying data on its performance right up to 400 metres before crashing on the surface of the moon, ISRO is now confident that the errors that occurred will be corrected during Chandrayaan-3, which has been cleared for launch in 14-16 months.

indianexpress.com

 

[Channel Hopper]

Are they taking a broom this time ?

 

[Analoguesat]

No but the lander will have a "this way up" sign on it.....