Our next priority is the Gaganyaan mission, said Chairman K Sivan of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO). Sivan added on Saturday that Chandrayaan-2 accomplished 98% of its goals.

"In the orbiter there are eight instruments and each instrument does precisely what it was intended to do. With respect to the lander, we were unable to communicate with it. Our next priority is the mission of Gaganyaan," he said. The chief of ISRO said the organisation was attempting to set next year's goal of attaining this task 'Gaganyaan'. "We are working on various alternatives for this," he added.