The ISRO is working out a plan for moon mission in the future, undeterred by Chandrayaan-2's lander 'Vikram' not achieving its stated aim of soft landing on the lunar surface though its orbiter is doing "very well", its chairman K Sivan said on Thursday.
Terming the Chandrayaan-2 mission as a "success" despite the lander failing to do a soft landing on the moon, Sivan said the mission is not the end of the story as many more important assignments are lined up for the future.
He also said the orbiter of Chandrayaan-2, launched on July 22, is doing "very well" and all the payload operations have commenced.
The ISRO chief said chances of establishing contact with Vikram are "very remote".
Asked if the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is planning a similar mission after Chandrayaan-2 lander's hard landing, Sivan said, "We are working out a detailed future plan."
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