ISRO was reportedly looking for a window in mid-April for the launch but, Vikram, the moon lander for the mission, suffered minor injuries on two of its legs leaving the space agency in a quandary.
K. Sivan, the ISRO chairman, maintained that this is not a ‘delay’ or a ‘postponement’ as ISRO continues to search for a new launch window in May. A 12-member team, headed by Srinivasan RK, has also been formed to look into the anomalies that occurred during the Lander Drop test.
It was finally announced that ISRO would be attempting to make the launch window for Chandrayaan 2 in July.
The launch was coming along with fan fare and even the launcher, GSLV Mark III-M1 was fuelled up when the countdown clock suddenly halted 56 minutes before the rocket was scheduled to take off.
Shortly there after, ISRO issued a statement explaining that a 'technical snag' was spotted and the launch of Chandrayaan 2 will now be postphoned. India's apex space agency is yet to announce a new date for the launch.
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