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Scott Manly has a video on why he thinks the last one failed. It sounds like their landing software didn't have "oh crap, we're way off course, just land wherever". It only had the happy path of "fly to here and land", so when it switched to the landing phase it tried valiently (including flying upside down) to try to fly back to the landing zone, but the landing zone was much further than fuel supplies allowed. Hope…
Not asking rhetorically but why is this a big deal? Is it because it's going to the south pole? What are some other benefits to be gained from this?
Simultaneously capability development and demonstration for ISRO
Am I mistaken or do they have an onboard view in the command center, but are not showing us?
edit: lets goo!!!
4.1 million watching live on youtube. Wow!
Wow almost 4 million watching already
Not asking rhetorically but why is this a big deal? Is it because it's going to the south pole? What are some other benefits to be gained from this?
Two points I'm aware of: 1. No one has managed to make a landing on the moon's South Pole yet. 2. Since the South Pole doesn't get any sunlight at all, it's believed that there's a possibility of discovering ice/water there.
Some places there get eternal sunlight instead: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peak_of_eternal_light
Not asking rhetorically but why is this a big deal? Is it because it's going to the south pole? What are some other benefits to be gained from this?