India Loses Contact with Chandrayaan-3 Moon Lander and Rover
- Chandrayaan-3 mission launched to the moon on September 8, 2023.
- The Vikram lander and Pragyan rover successfully reached the lunar surface on September 14.
- On September 22, India lost communication with the lander and rover after they entered sleep mode.
- Despite repeated attempts, the Indian Space Research Organisation has been unable to reestablish contact.
- The future of the Chandrayaan-3 mission, which was studying the lunar surface and environment, is now uncertain.