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PNS n BENGALURU Prime Minister Narendra PNS n CHENNAI Modi met ISRO chief K Sivan this morning, hours after the Did India's first moon lander space agency announced it Vikram crash on to the lunar TERRIFYING LAST MOMENTS had lost contact with the surface resulting in the sudden CHENNAI: "It is going to be 15 terrifying minutes", said K.Sivan, Chandrayaan 2 lunar lander snapping of the communica- Chairman, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) speaking Vikram during a historic tion link with the about the Indias Moon lander Vikram's landing operations. attempt to soft land on the Chandrayaan-2 Orbiter? Sivan's words turned true towards the end of Vikram's landing moon's surface. The Prime The officials of Indian Space process after it tumbled and regained its posture and then lost its Minister, who had watched the Research Organisation (ISRO) communication links with ISRO. entire sequence of events live agree to the possibility of such from the control room in an event as the lander had tum- Here are some moments Bengaluru, reacted with com- bled and regained its posture n 1.38 a.m. Lander Vikram n 2 a.m. There was silence and passion to console an emo- minutes before it was sup- begins its descent from at unease at the mission control tional ISRO chief. posed to set its legs on the lunar altitude of 30 km from the lunar centre. In a nearly minute-long surface. All was going well surface at a velocity of 1,680 video that has also been shared n 2.07 a.m. Communication with the 1,471 kg Vikram that metres per second (m/s). by news agency ANI, PM had begun its descent at about between lander and Modi can be seen shaking 1.38 a.m. on Saturday from an Just before the loss of communication link, n The rough braking operations Chandrayaan-2 orbiter switched hands with the ISRO chief as altitude of 30 km at a velocity the lander tumbled but recovered began to kill the lander's on. ISRO Chairman Sivan he leaves the building that of 1,680 metres per second. immediately. And after that the velocity. The velocity started to briefed Prime Minister Narendra houses the space agency's con- The lander was coming come down to 1,300 m/s, to Modi at the mission control trol room. As he walks to his down smoothly, making the communication signals snapped. That means 760 m/s and further lower. centre about the problem. car, he shares a few words with n ISRO officials applaud at reg- the lander in its trajectory lost its position 1.50 a.m. Rough or brute n 2.10 a.m. ISRO Chairman Mr Sivan, who then appears to ular intervals with their faces braking phase got over. The Sivan gave the bad news. He break down. The Prime Prime Minister Narendra Modi consoling ISRO chief K Sivan hugging him tightly. beaming with pride, as they lander Vikram was at an altitude said the performance of the Minister then leans forward, The picture went viral and people praised the PM for his gesture were glued to their computer Announcing the snapping of So what could have gone of about 5 km. The fine breaking lander was as per the plan till it pats him on the back and monitors. The lander success- communication links, Indian wrong at the last moment? phase began. was 2.1 km away from its pulls him forward for an "India did not sleep through many holding the moment as fully completed its rough brak- Space Research Organisation At an altitude of about 5 km n When the lander was at an designated landing spot on the embrace. the night", has been widely an example of humility and ing phase with its descent (ISRO) Chairman K. Sivan from the lunar surface, the lan- altitude of about 3 km, there Moon's South Pole. PM Modi, who also said praised on social media, with outstanding leadership. speed going down well. said the performance of the der slightly veered off its plot- was a slight deviation from its n After that communication On the telemetry screen at lander was as per the plan till ted path and came back to its plotted path. The Vikram had links got snapped. the ISRO Telemetry, Tracking it was 2.1 km away from its original path immediately. tumbled and regained its and Command Network designated landing spot on "Just before the loss of com- position. The results of fine n Then the mood turned (ISTRAC) centre in Bengaluru, the Moon's South Pole. munication link, the lander Only political vendetta breaking phase were awaited. gloomy at ISRO. it was noticed that Vikram had The communication link tumbled but recovered imme- slightly veered away from its got snapped after that. The data diately. And after that the com- plotted path but had immedi- is being analysed, he added. munication signals snapped. sequence, the liquid apogee as to why the Vikram had during YS Jagan's ately come back. The lander could commu- That means the lander in its engine would be firing. When tumbled and was it due to the Soon after, Vikram again nicate with the orbiter and also trajectory lost its position," an the lander is in an upside uneven functioning of its throt- shifted from its planned path with the Indian Deep Space ISRO official said on the con- down position, if the engine is tleable engines, the officials did and then the communication Network (IDSN) in Byalu near dition of anonymity. on fire then its descent will be not rule out the possibility. 100-day rule: TDP link got snapped. Bengaluru. "As per the landing faster," he added. To a question More stories in Page 5 PNS n GUNTUR Agreements, stopping works in Capital Amaravati and giv- The TDP has alleged that the ing wrong signals of shifting TDP has left first 100 days rule of YS the capital have all combined Amaravati yet to be notified: Botsa Jaganmohan Reddy has only to take the State back by five coffers revolved around demolitions. years, they alleged. The party's State President Venkata Rao stated that the empty, says l Minister pins blame on Naidu l Farmers left in the lurch Kala Venkata Rao and former failure of the government in Minister Yanamala supplying sand was an exam- Mopidevi PNS n VIJAYAWADA Ramakrishnudu released a ple of the present administra- Amaravati still remains a cluster of 25 charge-sheet on YSRC rule of tion's anti-people approach. PNS n VISAKHAPATNAM Strange as it may sound, five revenue villages even as dark clouds loom 100 days listing 125 issues here The government has taken years after it was declared as the on Saturday. three months to destroy Minister for Animal Pakistan says capital of Andhra Pradesh, over the capital city's development. They said that the new gov- employment of lakhs of con- Husbandry & Fisheries Amaravati city is yet to be for- Amaravati is just a place without any ernment started with the struction workers, just to Mopidevi Venkata Ramana Kovind’s plane mally notified. address, says Satyanarayana demolition of Prajavedika that implement a new sand policy, hit out at the Telugu Desam The high voltage claims of resulted in a loss of Rs nine he added. Party for their false allega- can’t enter its Telugu Desam Party (TDP) on crore. That obnoxious vendet- Ramakrishnudu said that it tions against the 100-day the capital city were dealt a mas- In normal circumstances, all istration. As many as 28,463 ta drive has been the feature of had damaged the sovereignty governance of Chief Minister airspace sive blow by Municipal important decisions of the gov- farmers parted with their land the administration following of the State by bending before YS Jaganmohan Reddy. NEW DELHI: Islamabad has Administration Minister Botsa ernment and its policies are to an extent of 33,537 acres (in that unwarranted highhand- Telangana government on Speaking to media persons denied President Ram Nath Satyanarayana, who has con- notified through a Gazette for 25 villages) for building edness. They alleged that 144 many issues. He found fault here on Saturday, Mopidevi Kovind permission to use its tended that the Chandrababu authentication. This procedure Amaravati. Under the LPS, the farmers had committed sui- with the agreement of AP for said that the Telugu Desam airspace for flying to Iceland Naidu government did not issue including several existing towns is followed by all governments. farmers were to be given devel- cide in the last 100 days rule. sharing Godavari water, which was worried about the amid tensions with New Delhi even a Gazette notification on and cities. The capital city with- "Chandrababu Naidu, who oped plots (in proportion to the They lashed out at Jagan for will only benefit Telangana. He schemes that are being imple- after it scrapped Jammu and Amaravati, which exposes its in the capital region was sup- fled Hyderabad in a tearing land they had given) after cre- closing Anna Canteens, which said it was unfortunate that mented by the YSRCP gov- Kashmir's special status last lack of seriousness and the posed to be spread over 122 sq hurry after the cash-for-vote ating necessary infrastructure catered to the poorer sections Jagan has left crores worth of ernment.