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Follow us on: @TheDailyPioneer facebook.com/dailypioneer Established 1864 RNI No. TELENG/2018/76469 Published From *Late City Vol. 1 Issue 335 WORLD 7 MONEY 10 SPORT 16 HYDERABAD DELHI LUCKNOW *Air Surcharge Extra if Applicable HONG KONG AVERTS AIRPORT FINANCE MINISTER TASK FORCE SHOT FOR BHOPAL RAIPUR CHANDIGARH PROTEST WITH SECUTIRY BLITZ TO PICK INFRA PROJECTS GLORY BHUBANESWAR RANCHI DEHRADUN VIJAYAWADA FROM HYDERABAD, SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 8, 2019; PAGES 16 `3 ENGG TO CIVILS FOR HELPING PEOPLE 9 www.dailypioneer.com Did Vikram lose control and crash KCR's Cabinet expansion today L VENKAT RAM REDDY l n HYDERABAD KTR, Harish to be inducted l Sabitha Indra Reddy and In a sudden development late Satyavathy Rathod to be taken land on Moon after tumble? on Saturday, Chief Minister K in on women's quota Chandrashekhar Rao has PNS n CHENNAI decided to expand his cabinet l Seniors and defeated on Sunday. leaders to get nominated posts Did India's first moon lander With Sunday being an aus- Vikram crash on to the lunar TERRIFYING LAST MOMENTS picious 'Dasami Day', the CM surface resulting in the sudden CHENNAI: "It is going to be 15 terrifying minutes", said K.Sivan, has decided to expand his CM KCR also decided to fill snapping of the communica- Chairman, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) speaking cabinet at 4 pm. up chairperson posts of gov- tion link with the about the Indias Moon lander Vikram's landing operations. KCR has instructed Chief ernment Corporations. He is Chandrayaan-2 Orbiter? Sivan's words turned true towards the end of Vikram's landing Secretary SK Joshi to make expected to appoint 12 MLAs The officials of Indian Space process after it tumbled and regained its posture and then lost its arrangements at Raj Bhavan as the Corporation chairper- Research Organisation (ISRO) communication links with ISRO. for the swearing in of the new Sukendra Reddy as chairman sons. agree to the possibility of such ministers. He also informed of the Legislative Council. The CM decided to give an event as the lander had tum- Here are some moments Governor-designate Tamilisai What remains to be seen is important posts to senior party bled and regained its posture n 1.38 a.m. Lander Vikram n 2 a.m. There was silence and Soundararajan about the also whether or not CM KCR leaders who have lost the elec- minutes before it was sup- begins its descent from at unease at the mission control Cabinet expansion. New will sack Etela Rajender for his tions in the last polls, such as posed to set its legs on the lunar altitude of 30 km from the lunar centre. Governor Soundararajan will recent open resentment against Madhusudhana Chary and surface. All was going well surface at a velocity of 1,680 herself also take oath on party leadership. Jupally Krishna Rao. He also n 2.07 a.m. Communication with the 1,471 kg Vikram that metres per second (m/s). Sunday morning. As per total strength of 119 wants to give important posi- had begun its descent at about between lander and There are six vacancies in members in TS Assembly, the tions to former ministers who 1.38 a.m. on Saturday from an Just before the loss of communication link, n The rough braking operations Chandrayaan-2 orbiter switched Cabinet at present. Of these, Cabinet size including the CM are continuing as MLCs, altitude of 30 km at a velocity the lander tumbled but recovered began to kill the lander's on. ISRO Chairman Sivan the names of four individuals should not exceed 18. At pre- Kadiam Srihari, Nayani of 1,680 metres per second. immediately. And after that the velocity. The velocity started to briefed Prime Minister Narendra -- KT Rama Rao, Harish Rao, sent, the cabinet size is 12 Narasimha Reddy, former The lander was coming come down to 1,300 m/s, to Modi at the mission control Sabitha Indra Reddy and members. deputy speaker Padma down smoothly, making the communication signals snapped. That means 760 m/s and further lower. centre about the problem. Satyavathy Rathod who will be KCR has decided to fill up Devender Reddy, Government 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 inducted in the women's quota all the nominated posts with Whip Sri Palla Rajeshwar ular intervals with their faces braking phase got over. The Sivan gave the bad news. He - are nearly confirmed. full-time incumbents to Reddy, MLA Bajireddy beaming with pride, as they lander Vikram was at an altitude said the performance of the The contenders for the two strengthen the administration. Goverdhan and to make them 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 remaining vacancies include The CM, who finalized names play key role in the govern- monitors. The lander success- communication links, Indian wrong at the last moment? phase began. was 2.1 km away from its Aruri Ramesh, Ankat Variah of the Government Whips on ment administration. 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 and L Balakishan. The CM is Saturday, is expanding the 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. also likely to appoint Gutta Cabinet on Sunday evening. Continued on Page 4 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 PAK HANDLERS TOLD and Command Network designated landing spot on "Just before the loss of com- position. The results of fine n Then the mood turned TERRORISTS (ISTRAC) centre in Bengaluru, the Moon's South Pole. munication link, the lander breaking phase were awaited. gloomy at ISRO. What ISRO chief said 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- PNS n BENGALURU ‘Will send plotted path but had immedi- is being analysed, he added. munication signals snapped. sequence, the liquid apogee as to why the Vikram had Vikram lander'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 1.55 am on Saturday came and descent was as bangles it 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- went. Amid a stunned silence planned and normal 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 at the ISRO mission control can’t cause and then the communication Network (IDSN) in Byalu near dition of anonymity. on fire then its descent will be not rule out the possibility. room, India's top space scien- performance was observed link got snapped. Bengaluru. "As per the landing faster," he added. To a question More stories in Page 5 tist K Sivan first briefed Prime up to an altitude of 2.1 km. unrest in J&K’ Minister Narendra Modi and Subsequently, the PNS n NEW DELHI then made the grim announce- communication from the ment. Communication to the lander to ground station Pakistan has readied about 230 Chandrayaan 2's lander Vikram terrorists for infiltration into Guv Narasimhan receives emotional send-off was lost. At 3.10 am, an ISRO was lost. The data is being Kashmir, and some have scientist - not the chief — analysed already crossed over with PNS n HYDERABAD present and received bouquets announced that a planned press — K SIVAN, ISRO chairman orders to cause unrest, India's from them. Narasimhan and conference had been called off. National Security Adviser Ajit The first Governor of his wife Vimala spoke with for- "Vikram lander's descent was Doval said on Saturday, citing Telangana State, ESL mer Minister T Harish Rao at as planned and normal perfor- last tweet at 1:49 am, ISRO said: the case of two militants who Narasimhan, was given an the airport. mance was observed up to an "Rough breaking of were told by their handlers that emotional send-off at the Some of the employees who altitude of 2.1 km. Subsequently, #VikramLander ends and Fine they would receive bangles if Zomato Begumpet Airport on Saturday had worked with the Governor the communication from the braking phase starts. they didn't do their jobs prop- evening when he left for for a long time became very lander to ground station was #Chandrayaan2 #ISRO." erly. Doval told a select group lays off 541 Bengaluru, where his son lives. emotional at the parting, which lost. The data is being analysed," As the nation waited for the of journalists that there are Chief Minister K left them in tears. K Sivan declared at around 2.16 big news, the tense faces in the Pakistani communications Chandrasekhar Rao, Ministers, Finally, the Chief Minister am to a room full of crestfall- control room were telling.