From Ravi Shastri To Yuvraj, Cricket Fraternity Salutes The Hard Work And Dedication Of ISRO

ISRO chairman K Sivan announced that communication with the lander was lost at 2.1 km from the lunar surface

It was heartbreaking for all the Indian citizens who stayed awake till late in the night to witness the landing of Chandrayan 2. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) lost communication with ‘Vikram Lander’ moments before it was preparing to make a soft-landing on the South Pole region of the Moon. In the wee hours of Saturday, ISRO chairman K Sivan announced that communication with the lander was lost at 2.1 km from the lunar surface. Following the development, the Indian cricket fraternity called on the space agency to keep its hopes alive while reposing faith in their achievements. Here are some of the reactions:

#India is proud of its #ISRO scientists who have made us a world leader in Space Science. #Chandrayaan2 will inspire millions of Indian kids. Jai Hind 🇮🇳 https://t.co/IyOotFgR2t

— Ravi Shastri (@RaviShastriOfc) September 7, 2019

There is no such thing as failure. Only upwards and onwards from here 💪🏻We are proud of you @isro, we salute your hardwork and dedication in serving the nation. 🇮🇳 #JaiHind #Chandrayaan2

— Rishabh Pant (@RishabhPant17) September 7, 2019

We are proud of you team @isro for your ultimate hard work, you have not lost, you have gotten us further. Keep the dream alive.🙂 #Chandrayaan2

— Shikhar Dhawan (@SDhawan25) September 7, 2019

Koshish karne walo ki kabhi har nahi hoti.. we r very proud of you @isro and all our scientist..Hindustan Zindabad 🇮🇳

— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) September 7, 2019

Failure is the first step to success. Our moon mission didn't pan out and that's alright. We tried our best. What a commendable effort by everyone at #ISRO you make us so, so proud. 🇮🇳#Chandrayaan2

— Suresh Raina🇮🇳 (@ImRaina) September 7, 2019

We are proud of you @isro and everyone associated with this mission. The best is yet to come 🇮🇳 #Chandrayaan2

— Anil Kumble (@anilkumble1074) September 7, 2019

We as a nation are extremely proud of the entire team at @ISRO for the incredible work put together for the mission of #Chandrayaan2. With hope and passion in our hearts let’s get up and do it again and never give up !

— yuvraj singh (@YUVSTRONG12) September 7, 2019

We started and we will reach the finish line...Proud of @isro proud of our 🇮🇳 #Chandrayaan2 #ISRO

— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) September 7, 2019

It's only a failure if we don't learn from our setbacks. We will come back stronger! I salute the great spirit of team @isro for making a billion Indians dream together, as one. The best is definitely yet to come 🚀 #Chandrayaan2

— Gautam Gambhir (@GautamGambhir) September 7, 2019

Earlier, ISRO in a tweet had said “This is Mission Control Centre. #VikramLander descent was as planned and normal performance was observed up to an altitude of 2.1 km. Subsequently, communication from Lander to the ground stations was lost. Data is being analyzed. #ISRO”.

This is Mission Control Centre. #VikramLander descent was as planned and normal performance was observed up to an altitude of 2.1 km. Subsequently, communication from Lander to the ground stations was lost. Data is being analyzed.#ISRO

— ISRO (@isro) September 6, 2019

The Vikram Lander successfully separated from Chandrayaan-2 Orbiter on September 2. After revolving around the Earth's orbit for nearly 23 days, the craft began its journey to the moon on August 14. The mission took off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota on July 22.