Days after Moon lander Vikram made a hard landing on the Moon and snapped its connection with the Chandrayaan - II orbiter ISRO is pulling out all stops in trying to establish contact with the lander, NASA too has pitched in with its Jet Propulsion laboratory beaming a radio frequency to Vikram lander in order to establish contact. The American space agency is sending Hello messages to Vikram. These attempts are expected to be made till 20th - 21st September when sunlight will be there in the area where the Vikram has landed. ISRO is trying to establish the link with Vikram through its own Indian Deep Space Network at Byalalu near Bengaluru. But what exactly is the Deep Space Network ... And what role does it play in space exploration. We will consider these questions and more in our edition on In Depth today.
Anchor - Aditi Girotra

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