India Mars Mission

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  India Can Become A Big Player In Global Space Program: Author Stephen Petranek

  India, which scripted history with its successful maiden Mars orbiter mission, has the potential to be a big player in the global space program and could even see its private sector develop its own SpaceX, award-winning author Stephen Petranek says.

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  India's Next Mars Mission Will Have A French Connection

  India's next mission to Mars will have a French connection and the two countries could together attempt to put a lander on the red planet.

• India Reaches Mars, But Space Firms Say at Home, Red Tape Binds Them

  As India celebrated becoming the first Asian nation to reach Mars, S.M. Vaidya, head of business at conglomerate Godrej's aerospace division that made the spacecraft's engine and thruster components, sounded surprisingly downbeat.

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  Kareena Kapoor Clueless About Indian Mission to Mars?

  It seems like actress Alia Bhatt, her 'idol' Kareena Kapoor could also do with some 'brain workout' to redeem herself from this faux pas

• India Triumphs in Maiden Mars Mission, Sets Record in Space Race

  India's low-cost mission to Mars successfully entered the red planet's orbit on Wednesday, crowning what Prime Minister Narendra Modi said was a "near impossible" push to become the only country to complete the trip on its maiden attempt.

• India's Mars mission 200 days away from reaching destination

  India's ambitious maiden inter-planetary voyage Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM), launched in November last year, has covered over 21 million km and as of today is exactly 200 days away from reaching the red planet's orbit on September 24.

• India's Mars Mission hits glitch, but allegedly no setback

  India's mission to Mars, launched last week, hit its first problem early this morning, but scientists denied any setback to its first attempt at inter-planetary travel and said the satellite is "healthy."

• Narendra Modi congratulates ISRO on Mars mission

  BJP's Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi today congratulated ISRO scientists on the successful launch of 'Mangalyaan' saying the milestone has placed India in a select club of countries.

• Mission to Mars celebrated, but not by Seemandhra protestors at ISRO

  There was much jubilation in the control room at the Sriharikota space port in Andhra Pradesh when India launched its mission to Mars this afternoon.

• India's Mars mission: Sonia Gandhi lauds ISRO scientists for 'Mangalyaan' launch

  Congress President Sonia Gandhi today lauded scientists for the successful launch of Mars Orbiter Mission, saying every Indian is proud of this "outstanding scientific feat".

• India's Mars mission: China calls for peace in outer space

  As India today stole the march over China by launching a mission to Mars, Beijing called for "joint efforts" to ensure peace in outer space.

• Mars mission: President congratulates ISRO for successful launch

  President Pranab Mukherjee today congratulated Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) for the successful launch of "Mangalyaan", Mars Orbiter Spacecraft, and said it was a significant milestone that will inspire more scientists to make greater strides in achieving goals.

• ISRO's Mars mission completes Stage 1: Mangalyaan successfully enters Earth's orbit

  When Mangalyaan, India's first mission to Mars, entered the Earth's orbit around 44 minutes after blastoff on Tuesday, it completed its first stage and a critical part of its journey towards the Red planet

• India's 450-crore mission to Mars to begin today: 10 facts

  India is aiming to join the world's deep-space pioneers with a journey to Mars that starts today and costs 73 million dollars or Rs 450 crores.

• Global excitement about India's Mars mission

  Mangalyaan is reason for a global buzz as it is India's first attempt and all it costs is about $35 million (Rs 450 crores).