PM Modi leads the nation in rallying behind Isro after failed moon landing
The first mission to the Moon was planned by the US in August 17, 1958, but the launch of Pioneer 0 was unsuccessful
After losing communication with the lander last night, PM Modi tweeted that he will address the nation at 8 am today.
Here's a list of the all the major events that happened in Chandrayaan-2's journey from an idea to a successful mission
In its Chandrayaan Mission I, ISRO was able to make the important discovery of water on the earth's sole satellite
During the orbit-raising manoeuvre on Wednesday, the spacecraft's liquid engine was fired for about 1,203 seconds
It's time ISRO was given more resources
It may take several months for India to be able to attempt a launch again, said Susmita Mohanty, co-founder and chief executive officer of Earth2Orbit
The Moon's south pole region is home to some of the most extreme environments in the solar system: it's unimaginably cold, massively cratered
Chandrayaan-2 will approach Moon on August 20, 2019 and the spacecraft's liquid engine will be fired again to insert the spacecraft into a lunar orbit
Rocket lifted off at 2:43 p.m. IST on Monday, July 22, from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, a week after earlier attempt on July 15 was aborted
Referring to the indigenous systems used in Chandrayaan-2, he said the mission is 'Indian at heart, Indian in spirit!'
Deorbiting manoeuvres involve the firing of the spacecraft's engines to slow down its pace and bring it closer to the Moon's surface
Chandrayaan-2 mission: Filling of Liquid Oxygen in cryogenic stage(C25) of GSLV MkIII-M1 Completed. Catch LIVE update's on India's mission to the moon
China, which didn't have a space exploration programme when Apollo 11 landed in the Sea of Tranquility on July 20, 1969, is planning a series of missions to match that achievement
Here's a brief timeline of the landmark moments of lunar exploration in modern times
Apollo 11 was the spaceflight that first landed humans on the Moon
Conspiracy theories that claimed that the moon landing was faked and that it was all a Hollywood-like cinematic production shot on Earth have been doing the rounds for decades
Photographs of the first moon landing were nothing short of artistic masterpieces that redefined imagery with the picture of a footprint
On July 15, less than an hour before its 2:51 am scheduled take-off, the launch of Chandrayaan-2 had to be postponed due to a snag in its most powerful rocket