Chandrayaan 2: Vikram lander’s failure raises questions on manned mission | Technology News, The Indian Express

Chandrayaan 2: Vikram lander’s failure raises questions on manned mission | Technology News, The Indian Express

Written by Amitabh Sinha |Bengaluru |Updated: September 9, 2019 1:06:53 am

Chandrayaan 2: Vikram lander’s failure raises questions on manned mission

ISRO also has several other high-profile missions lined up for the next few years, including a mission to the Sun, a mission to Venus, and a stated plan to set up a permanent space station.

The manned space mission is a little more tricky because there is absolutely no scope for any margin of error. (PTI)

The failure of the Vikram lander module of Chandrayaan-2 to land on the moon as planned is likely to have repercussions on some of ISRO’s other missions in the pipeline, particularly Gaganyaan — the manned space mission which is scheduled for 2022.