Summary: What began as a day of hope for millions of Indians across the world ended up being a day of so close and yet so far. The "Vikram" lander, meant to touch down on the Moon's south pole, may have crash landed on the lunar surface. What is clear is that moments before the touchdown was supposed to happen - when the lander was 2.1 kilometres away from its landing spot - communication with it was lost. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who was at the ISRO Mission Control in Bengaluru, reached out to the scientists with one clear message - keep your chins up, India is with you.
