India Becomes Fourth Member of 'Mars Club' as MOM Enters Orbit Around Red Planet

By Ben Evans, on September 24th, 2014

India’s Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) spacecraft, also known as “Mangalyaan” (Hindi for “Mars Craft”), is encapsulated within its payload shroud. Its successful entry into Mars orbit made India the fourth nation, or group of nations, to successfully send a home-grown spacecraft to the Red Planet. Photo Credit: ISRO

India has become the fourth […]

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Successful Engine Test Sets India's Mars Orbiter On Course for Wednesday Arrival at Red Planet

By Ben Evans, on September 22nd, 2014

Although 98 percent of its journey to the Red Planet is now behind it, the next two days will be critical for India’s Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM). Image Credit: ISRO

Two days after Sunday’s triumphant arrival of NASA’s Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN (MAVEN), India is drawing closer to its goal of becoming […]

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Launch Rehearsal Places India One Step Closer to First Mars Mission

By Ben Evans, on November 1st, 2013

India’s Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) spacecraft, also known as “Mangalyaan” (Hindi for “Mars Craft”), is encapsulated within its payload shroud. If successful, the mission will make India the fourth discrete nation or group of nations to send its own spacecraft to the Red Planet. Photo Credit: ISRO

As the final days tick away […]

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ISRO Successfully Launches Navigation Satellite Hours Before Russian Proton Disaster

By Jason Rhian, on July 2nd, 2013

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Within less than 24 hours, one space agency successfully launched a rocket with its spacecraft, as another suffered a spectacular failure. On July 1, 2013, at 2:11 p.m. EDT (11:41 p.m. local time ), an Indian Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, or “PSLV,” launched the first of […]

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