India pokes Vikram with a stick, drill-toting robot lands on Earth, UK plans launch site, and more

India pokes Vikram with a stick, drill-toting robot lands on Earth, UK plans launch site, and more

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https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/09/10/space_roundup/

Roundup It was a busy last week for space fans as drill-wielding humanoid robot Fedor returned from space, India's Vikram lunar lander failed to return signals from the Moon and the Vega launcher inched closer to a return to flight.

Confusion continued to reign over the fate of India's Vikram lunar lander, following a communications blackout that many assumed indicated a failure.