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Live coverage: Mission control loses contact with Indian moon lander

September 6, 2019 Stephen Clark

Live coverage of the final descent and touchdown of India’s Vikram lander on the moon. Text updates will appear automatically below.

ISRO’s live video webcast of Vikram’s landing on the moon begins at 1940 GMT (3:40 p.m. EDT) Friday.

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  • Live coverage: NASA, SpaceX to launch 34th Cargo Dragon mission to the space station
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  • SpaceX launches intelligence-gathering satellites for the National Reconnaissance Office
    May 11, 2026
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    May 8, 2026
  • Rocket Lab announces five-launch Neutron deal as it continues aiming for late 2026 debut
    May 7, 2026
  • SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB
    May 5, 2026
  • Lockheed Martin joins collaboration with Firefly Aerospace and Seagate for off-shore launches
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  • SpaceX launches South Korean Earth observation satellite, plus 44 more payloads on midnight Falcon 9 rideshare mission
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