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India’s space project ended in failure – Indian scientist failed to land the module on the lunar surface. Still at the stage India refused to cooperate with Russian designers experts who warned India of the weakest and risky moments of the impending mission.
September 7, Indian landing module called Vikram (“Valor”) was lost during an attempt to descend to the surface The moon. Communication with the device disappeared at an altitude of 2.1 km from the lunar surface. The device allegedly crashed in the South the poles of the moon.
If the mission was successful, then India could become the fourth a country that would land its vehicles on The moon.
At the very beginning, the Chandrayan-2 project was planned jointly with Russian scientists. In 2009, thanks to collaboration, station design project completed.
Russian scientists believed that the most vulnerable spot in the project is the landing of the module on the surface of the moon, and to lower risks advised India to change weight module. However, in 2013, India decided to independently launch landing module, without resorting to the help of Russia.
In this regard, only one thing can be said: Indian lunar the program has gained valuable experience, which, hopefully, will be taken into account developers in new projects.
As for the Chandrayan-2 apparatus, it will continue to work on mapping the moon, staying in its orbit. Probe will explore the hitherto unknown scientists of the Northern region and South Pole of the Moon.
Earlier ESOREITER talked about the unfolding in the world of “lunar race. ”
Andrey Vetrov
India Moon Russia
