Manned space mission our next priority, says Isro chief
Bhubaneswar, Sept. 22 -- India is on course to send astronauts into space for the first time by the end of December 2021 and a pilotless flight of a spacecraft that can carry humans is likely to be carried out next year, Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) chief K Sivan said on Saturday. The scientist also added that despite the setback with Chandrayaan-2's lander module - the device has not been communicating since it was about to make a soft landing on the lunar surface - the mission was a 98% success. ISRO's attempts to restore contact with Vikram lander ran out of deadline as lunar night descended over the area it landed in. A lunar night, equivalent to 14 earth days, will create temperatures too cold for the device to function....
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