(CNN) India's historic attempt to soft land a rover on the moon may have ended in failure moments
before landing and scientists scrambled to analyze the final communication from Chandrayaan-2.
"Vikram lander descent was as planned and normal performance was observed till the altitude of 2.1 km.
Subsequently the communication from the lander to ground station was lost.
"In life, there are ups and downs. The country is proud of you. And all your hard work has taught us
something ... Hope for the best ... You have served the country well and served science and humanity
well," said Prime Minister Narendra Modi after the announcement....
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Ups and downs.
Of all sad words of
tongue or pen, the
saddest are these,
'It might have been."
- John Greenleaf Whittier
