On Monday, NASA confirmed the discovery and credited Subramanian for his help. Subramanian provided a “positive identification of debris,” it said. See the first mosaic of the impact site https://t.co/GA3JspCNuh pic.twitter.com/jaW5a63sAf — NASA (@NASA) December 2, 2019On his blog, Subramaniam describes himself as a coder, photographer and a nerd. But the effort ended in heartbreak when Indian space engineers lost contact with the craft during the final minutes of its descent to the surface. Hours later, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi hugged the head of India’s space agency when he broke down in tears.

Source: Washington Post December 03, 2019 06:56 UTC