Why did Chandrayaan-2 lander fail? Isro chief gives 3 key reasons for crashlanding

Tuesday, 11 July 2023
Just days before the Chandrayaan-3 launch, Isro chairman S Somanath has given three main reasons that led to the crashlanding of the Vikram lander on September 6, 2019 just minutes before the touchdown. The Isro chief said the “five engines of the lander generating higher thrust, limitation of the software to detect errors and the small landing site” were the three primary causes for the crashlanding of the lander.

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