According to sources Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) Chairman K Sivan's statement on Saturday that Chandrayaan-2 mission was 98% success has invited scorn many former senior officials of the space agency. Reportedly a former official made sarcastic comment "In one week (success) percentage has increased by 3% and by the unitary method, in another five days, the success rate will become 100 per cent”.
Meanwhile in two days, the ISRO may announce Chandrayaan-2 mission was 100 per cent success," another retired official said. When talking to media persons in Bhubaneswar on Saturday, Sivan had said: "We could not establish any communication with the lander (Vikram) yet. The project was developed in two parts science and technology demonstration. We achieved total success in science objective while in technology demonstration and the success percentage was almost full. That's why the project can be termed as 98 per cent successful."
Earlier on September 7, vikram while on its descent to soft land on the moon's south polar region, apparently lost control and crash-landed, snapping communication links. Moreover on July 22, the Rs 978 crore Chandrayaan-2 was launched into the space by india's heavy lift rocket GSLV-Mk III in a text book style.
