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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Indian scientists say contact with the lander was lost seconds before it was scheduled to touch down India’s space agency, Isro, has not yet released information on how it lost contact with its Moon lander seconds before it was due to touch down on the lunar surface. But former …

BENGALURU: Vikram, the lander, and Pragyan (rover), sitting inside Vikram were successfully separated from the orbiter on Monday, pushing India’s Chandrayaan-2 mission into the last and most crucial leg: Moon landing. Next, after two de-orbit manoeuvres, Vikram is expected to touchdown on the lunar surface between 1.30am and 2.30am on September 5. Isro had announced …