Chandrayaan 3 UPDATES
As the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) prepares to revive Chandrayaan-3's Vikram lander and rover from 'sleep mode' after almost two weeks, Nilesh M Desai, Director, Space Applications Center (SAC), said on Friday Said that the 'Revival' lander and rover are "automated" and cannot be removed from Earth.
The director of the Space Applications Centre, one of the major centers of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), said the signals will come as the solar-powered lander and rover get charged due to sunrise on the moon. On the surface on 22 September.
However, Desai said that no signal has been received yet and efforts are on to establish contact with Chandrayaan-3's lander Vikram and rover Pragyan.
An ISRO scientist told ANI, "As is clear in ISRO's tweet, attempts are being made to establish contact with the lander and the rover. It will automatically revive and send a signal. No signal has been received yet. "
Both the lander and the rover were put into sleep mode earlier this month, on September 4 and 2 respectively, before lunar night began on Earth's only natural satellite. Desai said that there will be dawn on the moon on September 22 and people will be informed as soon as the signal is received.
Noting a 50-50 percent chance of revival, the scientist further said that if the electronics survive the cold temperatures then we will receive signals. "Otherwise, the mission has already done its job," he said.
The scientist said that if the lander and rover are revived, the experiments will continue on the lunar surface.
Meanwhile, Padmashree awardee and former ISRO scientist Myleswami Annadurai said, "...I am quite optimistic about Pragyan because it has been tested...but, as far as the lander is concerned, we have to wait and It remains to be seen...” On ISRO's efforts to revive Chandrayaan-3's Vikram lander and Pragyan rover.
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