The land acquisition for a second spaceport has been initiated and the port will be in Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu." ISRO's second moon mission, Chandrayaan-2 had three main parts – orbiter, lander (Vikram) and rover (Pragyan). Vikram Lander was supposed to make a soft landing on the moon on September 7 but just minutes before the landing, ISRO lost contact with the Lander. Later, NASA located the debris of the Vikram Lander with the help of a Chennai-based IT professional. However, the orbiter has been in contact with ISRO and is beaming back critical information.

Source: dna January 01, 2020 07:41 UTC