Chandrayaan-3: Life left in Vikram lander and Pragyan rover? ISRO at work

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ISRO is making all efforts to awaken Chandrayaan-3's Vikram lander and Pragyan rover from their "sleep mode" after almost two weeks of inactivity. So far, no signs of life have been detected from them.

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Nilesh M Desai, the Director of the Space Applications Centre (SAC), one of ISRO's major centers, explains that the revival process is "automatic" and cannot be initiated from Earth.

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As of now, no signals have been received by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), but efforts to establish contact with Vikram and Pragyan are ongoing.

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Chandrayaan-3's Vikram lander touched down at the uncharted lunar South Pole on August 23, marking India's historic achievement.

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If the Vikarm lander and Pragyan rover are revived, experiments on the moon's surface will continue, ensuring that more than the mission's scientific goals are achieved.

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If the Vikarm lander and Pragyan rover are revived, experiments on the moon's surface will continue, ensuring that more than the mission's scientific goals are achieved.

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Mylswamy Annadurai, a former ISRO scientist, expressed optimism about Pragyan's chances of revival due to successful testing, while the fate of Vikram Lander remains uncertain. 

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Chandrayaan-3's Vikram lander touched down at the uncharted lunar South Pole on August 23, marking India's historic achievement.

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After traversing over 100 metres, the rover Pragyan was safely parked and set into sleep mode on September 2, awaiting revival. Notably, Chandrayaan-3 mission has fulfilled all its objectives already.

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