Yes. It was programmed to land autonomously.Can Vikram land itself with autopilot?
Yes. It was programmed to land autonomously.Can Vikram land itself with autopilot?
True. I concur.The lander was supposed to map the terrain and Chose it's landing site. So all talk of trajectory deviations is mute. It could have been the autonomous decision of lander .
NASA had 10 failures before apollo 11 , dont know about Russia or chinis thoughWe will get there next time I have full confidence in ISRO. I just hope the ISRO team does not get too disheartened and understands that failure is part of space programs.
Significant science will still go on..8 instruments on orbiter are still in the moon “air”.
https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2019/09/isro-first-lunar-landing-chandrayaan-2/It has been reported that the Orbiter has performed an unannounced maneuver to place itself in a 96 x 125 kilometer (59 x 77 mile) orbit, which would allow it to pass directly above the Vikram lander had the landing occurred