In the video, he can be seen posing for group selfies with several flight attendants, one of whom asks the flight's passengers through a PA system, to welcome the space agency chief.

The images have been clicked from an altitude of 100 km, the space agency said. It covered a part of Boguslawsky E crater (named after a German astronomer), which lies in the southern polar region of Moon.

NASA has claimed that they are very close to find life on Mars but warned that the world is not ready for the implications of the revolutionary discovery.

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chief K Sivan on Saturday said that the next priority for them in the Gaganyaan, adding that Chandrayaan 2 achieved 98% of the soul objectives.

With the mission, India had aimed of creating history and become the fourth nation - after the United States, Russia and China – to soft land on the moon. It would also have made India the first country to complete a soft landing near the South Pole on its first attempt.

Ensuring that there are still hopes alive to establish a connection with Vikram lander, ISRO chief K Sivan told the national broadcaster that his team will continue to find a connection with the lander for next 14 days.

PM Narendra Modi was on his way out from the ISRO centre after completing his address when he turned to congratulate K Sivan for all his efforts in the mission. Mr Sivan broke into tears as PM Modi gave him a hug and several pats on the back to ensure he does not get disheartened with the results.

During the interaction, one of the students asked him for the tips to become the President of India. Replying to his query, PM Modi laughed and said, 'why President and not Prime Minister?'

Applauding the tremendous efforts of the scientists involved in the project, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the great thing associated with science is that it never fails, no matter what the result is. There is always learning.

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) lost communication with Chandrayaan 2 moon lander Vikram when it was just 2.1 km away from its final landing position from the surface. The space organization is now analyzing data to know the final status of the lander.

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) lost communication with Chandrayaan 2 moon lander Vikram when it was just 2.1 km away from its final landing position from the surface. The space organization is now analyzing data to know the final status of the lander.

Minutes after ISRO announced that they have lost communication with the Chandrayaan 2 Moon lander Vikram, former Congress party chief Rahul Gandhi said that every Indian is proud of the scientists working on the mission.

India lost its communication with the Moon-lander Vikram as it attempted landing on the south pole of the plant. It is not known if the Vikram has crashed or communication link got cut. Even in the worst case scenario, there will be a loss of only 5% to the Chandrayaan 2 mission as the orbitor is still orbiting.

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Wednesday revealed that its moon lander Vikram has completed final de-orbital operation successfully. It has been scheduled for landing on September 7.

With all glitches fixed, ISRO is all set for the lift off of Chandrayaan 2 from Sriharikota launch pad on Monday. The 20-hour countdown will end at 2:43PM when the rover will embark on its journey to explore new things on the moon.

Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) on Thursday said that it will launch the Chandrayaan-2 on July 22.

The United States (US) President Donald Trump, on Friday, suggested NASA to stop focusing on Moon and shift their efforts on much bigger things including Mars. Sharing his views in a tweet, Donald Trump said that the Moon is a part of Mars; Twitter users started sharing their reactions from all over the world.

From 2020, the NASA will be opening the International Space Station for tourism and other business ventures as it aims to financially disengage from the orbiting research lab, read a official statement.