India's Mars mission to be launched in October-November this year: official
Press Trust of India | Tuesday April 30, 2013
Aspiring to join the select group of countries that have explored Mars, India will launch its space mission to the Red Planet in October-November this year, a top ISRO official said today.
600 Chinese apply to live on Mars
Press Trust of India | Monday April 29, 2013
Over 600 Chinese have applied to join an ambitious Dutch aerospace project that plans to send humans on a one-way trip to Mars for permanent settlement.
Dutch firm plans to send people to Mars in 2023: report
Press Trust of India | Monday April 22, 2013
At least 10,000 people, both men and women have applied for a one-way trip to Mars planned by a Dutch company, even though there is no guarantee of returning to Earth.
First manned Mars mission draws flood of applicants
Press Trust of India | Wednesday April 17, 2013
Applications are already pouring in for the ambitious Mars mission that aims to send an adventurous duo - a man and a woman - on a 501-day-long flyby around the Red planet in January 2018.
First manned Mars mission draws flood of applicants
Press Trust of India | Wednesday April 17, 2013
Applications are already pouring in for the ambitious Mars mission that aims to send an adventurous duo - a man and a woman - on a 501-day-long flyby around the Red planet in January 2018.
India, US agree on future cooperation in Moon, Mars missions
Press Trust of India | Saturday March 23, 2013
India and the US have agreed to cooperate on future missions to the Moon and Mars after successful collaboration in Chandrayaan-1 lunar mission.
India plans to launch Mars mission later this year
Pallava Bagla | Monday January 7, 2013
After its successful unmanned Chandrayaan mission to the Moon in 2008, which brought back the first-ever clinching evidence of the presence of water there, India is now eyeing the Mars.
India's next moon mission depends on Russia: ISRO chief
Indo-Asian News Service | Sunday September 9, 2012
India's second moon mission will depend on Russia's decision after a failed inter-planetary mission with China, ISRO chairman said on Sunday, a day when the Indian space agency launched its 100th mission. "Russia is reviewing its inter-planetary mi...
Mars mission to boost India's credentials for global ventures
Press Trust of India | Monday August 20, 2012
India's proposed Mars mission in November next year would boost its credentials to take part in possible international collaborative ventures on exploring the Red Planet.
India's Mars mission sparks another UK aid row
Press Trust of India | Friday August 17, 2012
The announcement of India's Mars mission has sparked another round of tabloid-driven controversy over the wisdom of sending 280 million pounds of British aid to India every year when the country can afford such costly space programmes.
From the Red Fort to the Red Planet: India's Mars Mission announced by PM
Pallava Bagla | Thursday August 16, 2012
India is all set to visit distant Mars, riding on Mangalyaan. Today, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh announced India's maiden mission to the Red Planet from the ramparts of the Red Fort.
Indian scientist in team that fixed Mars rover landing site
Press Trust of India | Monday August 6, 2012
An Indian scientist who was a part of the NASA team which had identified the landing site of the 'Curiosity' rover on the red planet, on Monday described the spot as "very exciting" and holding "great promise".
India's space mission to send a satellite to Mars
Edited by Sabyasachi Dasgupta | Friday August 3, 2012
After a successful moon mission, the Union Cabinet gave the go-ahead to India's first mission to Mars. The Cabinet, at a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday, cleared the proposal of Department of Space to put a satellite in an ...
Mission to Mars possible in 2030: Kalam
Press Trust of India | Sunday October 17, 2010
Former President APJ Kalam has said that India is planning to send its mission to Mars in 2030. "We hope that we will be able to send the mission to Mars in 2030," he said at a school function in Dehra Dun.Significantly, Kalam had made a similar announcement here in 2001 regarding the Chandrayaan-I ...
Moon mission over, Mars next for India?
Prerna Thakurdesai, Pallava Bagla | Monday August 31, 2009
A catastrophic power failure forced India to pull the plug on its moon mission. But that hasn't stopped the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) from dreaming big.
