Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was present at the space agency headquarters during the landing of the Vikram module that was supposed to make Indian the fourth nation to land on Earth's natural satellite. Despite the lost connection, he stated that India was proud of its scientists.
In a video released after the incident, Prime Minister Modi hugged an emotional ISRO chief K. Sivan and patted him on the back.
The signal from the Indian Vikram lander was lost overnight, according to Indian Space Research Organisation.
The Vikram landing module, which was part of the Chandrayaan-2 automatic station, was supposed to deliver the 27-pound Pragyan lunar rover to the lunar surface. The device was supposed to explore the area around the moon's south pole.