In a fresh development that may fascinate science enthusiasts, the Vikram Lander, which is currently on the moon’s South Pole, successfully underwent a hop experiment.
ISRO said that Vikram elevated itself by about 40 cm and landed safely at a distance of 30-40 cm away on Sunday.
“Vikram Lander exceeded its mission objectives. It successfully underwent a hop experiment. On command, it fired the engines, elevated itself by about 40 cm as expected and landed safely at a distance of 30 – 40 cm away,” ISRO wrote on X.
Explaining the importance of this event, ISRO said the ‘kick-start’ will enthuse future sample return and human missions on the moon.
“All systems performed nominally and are healthy,” ISRO said, adding that the ramp, and lander payloads — ChaSTE and ILSA — folded back and redeployed successfully after the hop experiment.
