Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Union Minister for Textiles and Women & Child Development Smriti Irani on Saturday stood by ISRO after organisation lost contact with Vikram Lander during amid descent of Chandrayaan 2 on surface of moon. FM Nirmala Sitharaman said that ISRO brought youth and everyone toger as it worked in its purpose of mission. "We are with you... You will succeed," she tweeted. Irani said that journey of Chandrayaan 2 was less than an achievement.

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ISRO on Vikram Lander losing contact

Towards final moments of historic feat, just before it landed on surface of Moon,  mission suffered some technical glitches. As it stands, ISRO's Twitter handle shared that y have lost communication at 3:00am IST. Speaking about situation, ISRO Chairman K Sivan confirmed in a statement that contact with Vikram was lost at about 2.1 kilometers above Moon's surface. He ded that ground station is analysing data. 

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