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Congratulations to our scientists for successful Mars Orbit Insertion. It is moment of pride as India becomes 1st Asian nation to reach Mars
- Anandiben Patel (@anandibenpatel) September 24, 2014At ISRO wth PM Sri @narendramodi ji & all dignitaries.Congrats to all Indian community,especially the scientists fr creating ths grt history
- Sadananda Gowda (@DVSBJP) September 24, 2014Congratulations #ISRO. It's a historic moment in the journey of Space Science in India. Success in 1st Attempt with least cost.Proud of you.
- Dharmendra Pradhan (@dpradhanbjp) September 24, 2014Congratulations to ISRO scientists who successfully launched India's 'Mangalyaan' into Mars Orbit. They have scripted history today!
- Rajnath Singh (@BJPRajnathSingh) September 24, 2014Congrats #INDIA, congrats @isro for creating history by making #Mangalyaan a success.
- Dr Raman Singh (@drramansingh) September 24, 2014Many congratulations to India,scientists & @isro for the wonderful achievement.Indeed a very proud moment..Cheers
- Lalu Prasad Yadav (@laluprasadrjd) September 24, 2014
Mangalyaan in Mars Orbit; History Created, Says PM Narendra ModiMission successful. India's Mars orbiter, Mangalyaan, has entered the Red Planet's orbit in a historic moment for the country's space programme.
Mars Orbiter Mission: Chronology of EventsIndia successfully placed its Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) in the Red Planet's orbit today.
ISRO staff rejoice after India's Mars orbiter spacecraft was able to successfully enter the orbit of the red planet.
(Picture credit: Agence France-Presse)
(Picture credit: Agence France-Presse)
Mangalyaan - From Report to Reality in Three YearsThree years ago, V Adimurthy wrote a feasibility report, the first ever, on a mission to Mars. Today, when India's Mars orbiter Mangalyaan successfully entered the red planet's orbit, he said, "It is a dream come true."
DMK chief Karunanidhi congratulates ISRO and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Mangalyaan success
Mangalyaan Tweets Howdy As NASA's Curiosity Says Namaste on Twitter"Howdy @MarsCuriosity ? Keep in touch. I'll be around". This and many other tweets announced the Mars arrival of India's Mangalyaan, and its new Twitter account.
Mangalyaan captures its first picture from Mars
Smt. Sonia Gandhi congratulates @ISRO & the scientists for successful insertion of #Mangalyaan into the orbit of Mars pic.twitter.com/xH4lHvSA9v
- INC India (@INCIndia) September 24, 2014
Mars Mission a Historic Achievement: PresidentThe success of the mission to Mars will "inspire our scientists to make even greater strides", said President Pranab Mukherjee who described it as a "historic achievement".
Mangalyaan, the Cheapest Mars Mission EverNot only is India the first country to succeed in its maiden attempt, but many across the world have also been wonderstruck at the low cost of the mission.
Mars Mission Successful, PM Modi Hails Historic Achievement
"The burn has started," said an announcer to a round of applause at the spacecraft control centre of the Indian Space Research Organisation. The engine of India's Mars mission, Mangalyaan had fired successfully, an important step in its last lap.
"The burn has started," said an announcer to a round of applause at the spacecraft control centre of the Indian Space Research Organisation. The engine of India's Mars mission, Mangalyaan had fired successfully, an important step in its last lap.
Jubilant scientists at mission control after India's Mars success pic.twitter.com/R9JQeiPZLl
- Sanjoy Majumder (@BBCSanjoyM) September 24, 2014
Mangalyaan: 'Odds Against Us, But We Prevailed,' Says PM: 10 FactsMangalyaan, India's maiden Mars mission, successfully entered the planet's orbit today, in a historic moment for India's space programme.
NASA congratulates ISRO for its Mars Mission success
We congratulate @ISRO for its Mars arrival! @MarsOrbiter joins the missions studying the Red Planet. #JourneyToMars pic.twitter.com/lz90flOZLG
- NASA (@NASA) September 24, 2014 Prime Minister Narendra Modi has concluded his speech and is currently congratulating scientists at the ISRO Centre in Bangalore
I appeal to schools to spare five minutes to applaud our scientists today: PM Modi
Atal ji's vision, had inspired us, to reach for the moon. The successful Chandrayan mission, in turn led, to the Mars Orbiter Mission: PM Modi
#UPCM #Akhileshyadav congratulates the entire #MarsMission #Mangalyaan team for their successful triumph& nation is very proud of them.
- CM Office, GoUP (@CMOfficeUP) September 24, 2014 Let us set ourselves on more challenging goals: PM Modi
Through your achievements, you have honoured our fore-fathers: PM Modi to ISRO scientists
ISRO joins an elite group of only three other agencies worldwide to have successfully reached the red planet: PM Modi
You have inspired our future generation. Despite our many limitations, we aspired for the best. The success of our space programme has been an example of our achievement: PM Modi to ISRO scientists.
We have made it a habit of achieving the impossible: PM Modi
Humanity would not have progressed if we had not taken such leaps into the unknown and space is the biggest unknown out there: PM Modi
We put together spacecraft in record time within a mere three years: PM Modi
India is the only country to have succeeded in its first attempt: PM Modi
These are all accomplishments that will go down as landmarks in history: PM Modi
Travelling more than 650 million kilometres, we have gone beyond the boundaries of human imagination: PM Modi
Today, the MOM (Mars Orbiter Mission) has united with Mars. History has been created today. I congratulate all scientists and all my fellow countrymen on this historic mission: Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi applauding India's Mars Mission team after Mangalyaan successfully enters the Mars orbit.
India's Mangalyaan has now successfully entered the Mars orbit. Confirmation has now officially come.
Burn end? The firing must have been completed by now & MOM must be turning towards Earth to resume communication. pic.twitter.com/ztn42wHwfN
- ISRO (@isro) September 24, 2014 The scientists at ISRO now absolutely have no control over the Mars Mission. Everything is in an automatic mode.
Mangalyaan's Engine Fired Successfully, PM at ISRO to Cheer Mission
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has arrived at the spacecraft control centre of the Indian Space Research Organisation to cheer India's Mars mission, Mangalyaan, as it enters the last lap. It has performed to perfection in the nine months since it was launched and in a few minutes from now is expected to make its historic rendezvous with the Red Planet.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has arrived at the spacecraft control centre of the Indian Space Research Organisation to cheer India's Mars mission, Mangalyaan, as it enters the last lap. It has performed to perfection in the nine months since it was launched and in a few minutes from now is expected to make its historic rendezvous with the Red Planet.
All engines of the #MarsOrbiter are going strong. Burn start confirmed. pic.twitter.com/U01nRSysIS
- ISRO (@isro) September 24, 2014 Scientists at the ISRO Centre in Bangalore applauding the engine burn.
Mangalyaan's engine has fired successfully. The mission is in a complete auto mode now.
Confirmation of the burn of the engine has now come, as was expected.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi reviews India's high profile Mars Orbiter Mission at the ISRO Centre in Bangalore
#MarsOrbiter is now in the shadow of Mars. pic.twitter.com/m58jY9WxTd
- ISRO (@isro) September 24, 2014 Prime Minister Narendra Modi has arrived at the ISRO Centre in Bangalore
India's Mars Mission
Forward Rotation must have begun,it is required to align the direction of firing for effective braking. Confirmation reaches after 12.5 mins
- ISRO (@isro) September 24, 2014
The Mars Milestone - India Takes a Giant Interplanetary Leap Ahead of ChinaThe longest journey India has ever undertaken is reaching its destination Mars. After 300 days, 690 kilometres, the country's Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) is within striking distance of making big global history.
Pictures from the ISRO Mission Control Station in Bangalore.
Location update from #MarsOrbiter pic.twitter.com/ut2GB2r2f2
- ISRO (@isro) September 24, 2014 Mangalyaan has been slowed down, gravity of Mars to capture it.
Countdown to final leg of India's Mars mission begins. ISRO has uploaded commands.
Thank you for the wishes @NASAJPL. pic.twitter.com/uJmDk0llPi
- ISRO (@isro) September 23, 2014
Mangalyaan Close to Finishing Line - and a Date with HistoryIndia's maiden mission to Mars, Mangalyaan, has performed to perfection and now is racing for its historic rendezvous with the Red Planet. And tomorrow by 7 am, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to be among the audience here to cheer the Mangalyaan on towards its destination.
PM Modi to Witness Mars Orbiter Insertion at ISRO FacilityPrime Minister Narendra Modi will witness the crucial Mars Orbiter Insertion at the Spacecraft Control Centre at ISRO Telemetry Tracking and Command Network on Wednesday.
Mangalyaan, the Cheapest Mars Mission EverAs India closes in on its destination Mars with the Mangalyaan satellite, many across the world have been dumbstruck at the low cost of India's Mars Orbiter mission. Here are the details on how India achieved this seemingly impossible task, becoming the envy of the world.
Mars Orbit Insertion Live! Get up early on Wednesday to catch the action ;) pic.twitter.com/BDeG66WtIj
- ISRO (@isro) September 22, 2014Test Firing of Liquid Engine: Guided by wisdom, Executed by youth pic.twitter.com/iITmbH6drH
- ISRO (@isro) September 22, 2014 Trial by fire successful, reports NDTV's Pallava Bagla
India's mars orbitter mission passed a critical hurdle today when its main rocket engine was awakened after a 300 day slumber and was fired at 2.30 pm for seconds.
ISRO confirms that it had a "perfect burn', the trajectory has also been corrected.
Now all systems are for the big event on September 24 when the Magalyaan enters the orbit of Mars. (Read More)
India's mars orbitter mission passed a critical hurdle today when its main rocket engine was awakened after a 300 day slumber and was fired at 2.30 pm for seconds.
ISRO confirms that it had a "perfect burn', the trajectory has also been corrected.
Now all systems are for the big event on September 24 when the Magalyaan enters the orbit of Mars. (Read More)
JUST INMangalyaan's main liquid engine test firing successful
Launched on November 5 last year, India's Mangalyaan has been successfully braving the rough weather in space. The satellite carries one large rocket motor and eight smaller thrusters.
#MarsOrbiter Main Liquid Engine test firing successful! pic.twitter.com/NDhL9vVWRs
- ISRO (@isro) September 22, 2014
Mangalyaan successfully cruising towards Mars as it leaves Earth's orbitIndia's maiden spacecraft to Mars has left the Earth's gravity to enter into the Sun's orbit on its way to the 10-month-long journey to the 'Red Planet'. In a late night manoeuvre where the Mangalyaan's on-board motor was fired for 23 minutes, the spacecraft was given a final extra kick through a sling shot mechanism as it began its over-750 million km journey to Mars.
First ever image of Earth Taken by Mars Color Camera Mangalyaan is carrying:
India's Mars Mission back on trackIndia's mission to Mars, launched last week, is reportedly back on track with an early morning operation by ISRO pushing the spacecraft to a higher velocity as planned. On Monday, the Mars Orbiter Mission or Mangalyaan hit its first hurdle during a fourth repositioning to take it 100,000 kilometres from Earth when the thruster engines briefly failed.
India's Mars Mission hits first hurdle, falls short of target
The Indian Space and Research Organisation or ISRO says the satellite is "healthy" and another attempt to push it higher will be held early tomorrow morning. (Full Coverage)
ISRO chairman K Radhakrishnan says there is no hiccup. Deviations will be corrected on November 15 and 30, say officials.(Track LIVE updates here)
Instead of flying directly to Mars, the 1350-kg vehicle is scheduled to orbit Earth for nearly a month, building up the speed to "slingshot" its way out of the earth's gravitational pull to embark on its 780-million-kilometre journey.
ISRO staged a flawless launch last Tuesday of its Mars-bound spacecraft, loaded with a camera, an imaging spectrometer and a methane sensor to probe for life on the red planet
The 450-crore mission to Mars, India's first attempt at inter-planetary travel, has made international headlines, at least in part for its cost-efficiency. Its US counterpart, NASA's Maven, due to launch November 18 will cost 10 times as much.
The Mars Orbiter Mission, known as Mangalyaan, must travel more than 200 million kilometres over 300 days to reach an orbit around the red planet.
The satellite will enter the Mars orbit in September 2014.
At its closest point it will be about 200 miles from the planet's surface, and its furthest point will be about 50,000 miles away.
Five solar-powered instruments aboard Mangalyaan will gather data to help determine how Martian weather systems work and what happened to the water that is believed to have once existed on Mars in large quantities.
Mangalyaan will also search Mars for methane, a key chemical in life processes on Earth that could also come from geological processes.
In race with ourselves, not anyone else, says ISRO chiefHere are some reactions on India's maiden mission to Mars.
ISRO Mars mission is historic achievement: Manmohan SinghDr Singh called up ISRO Chairman K Radhakrishnan to congratulate him and his team of scientists and extended best wishes for its successful future.
Mission to Mars celebrated, but not by Seemandhra protestors at ISROThe demonstrators, who allegedly included some local journalists, shouted slogans against the decision to bifurcate the state of Andhra Pradesh, a process that's likely to be completed within six months, according to the Union government.
India's Mars mission: The ISRO dreamers who made it possibleIndia's Mars dream was led by the current chairman of Indian Space Research Organisation, K Radhakrishnan. When not making satellites and rockets, he can be seen singing devotional songs at some of India's most famous temples. He is also a skilled Kathakali dancer.
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.
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.
Several operations performed on the space craft. It is in good health; has done the tasks that were intended: ISRO chief
Congress President Sonia Gandhi lauds Indian space scientists for successful launch of Mars mission
'BJP congratulates ISRO scientists for the feat. This will take our country to greater heights': Narendra Modi
The honourable PM, who announced the mission on August 15, 2012, called me and congratulated the team. We are grateful to him: ISRO chief
President, PM congratulate ISRO scientists on Mars mission
Hats off to everyone who was involved in this mission. We have a long way to go: DR SK Sivakumar
We had the longest PSLV mission. Compared to earlier missions, this is double the total flight duration. Express sincere gratitude to each and everyone for their immense contribution to this grand and glorious mission: Mission Director Unnikrishnan
The control room at the Satish Dhawan Space Center, Sriharikota
'Excellent mission with teamwork of all members of ISRO. This is the first important step in a long mission': Dr MYS Prasad, Chiarman Launch Authorisation Board
It has been a new and complex mission. We attempted to put the satellite from the orbit of Earth to the orbit of Mars: ISRO chief
Mangalyaan has successfully separated from the rocket and has been inserted into the orbit with absolute accuracy
The next stage is crucial because it will see if the satellite is placed in the right orbit. Failure to do so will mean a big loss on fuel to get into the correct orbit.
The rocket carrying the India's first Mars orbiter is being tracked from two stations, says official
The fourth and final stage ignition of the engine takes place successfully - this ignition is an injection that places the satellite correctly in the orbit
India blasts off in race to Mars with ISRO's low-cost 'Mangalyaan' missionIndia launched its first mission to Mars this afternoon from the Sriharikota spaceport in Andhra Pradesh, beginning a 300-day journey to study the Martian atmosphere.
India's 450-crore mission is one sixth of the cost of a Mars probe set to be launched by NASA in 13 days: Reuters
The satellite will separate itself from the rocket approximately 45 minutes after the launch
NDTV's Pallava Bagla reports from Sriharikota: 'Till now, the mission is going according to plan'
Mars orbiter mission requires 1600 seconds more of 'long coast'; everything going as planned
This is our modest beginning for our interplanetary mission: Deviprasad Karnik, spokesman, ISRO
For the first 20-25 days, the rocket will be under the influence of Earth
India's maiden mission to Mars launchedIndia has launched its first mission to Mars from the Sriharikota spaceport in Andhra Pradesh. The project was completed in 15 months at a cost of $73 million or Rs. 450 crore.
The rocket has reached an altitude of 203 km, and has covered a distance of almost 3000 km
The rocket has passed Thailand and is currently over Indonesia
Mission can be declared successful only after 10 months
All three initial stages of the rocket have separated successfully
Close guide-look system initiated, the PSLV has reached an altitude of 94 km
India's launches Mangalyaan, its Rs 450 crore maiden mission to MarsIndia has launched its first mission to Mars from the Sriharikota spaceport in Andhra Pradesh. The project was completed in 15 months at a cost of $73 million or Rs 450 crore.
At the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh ahead of the launch of Mangalyaan, India's satellite to Mars
India set for maiden Mars mission: Mangalyaan satellite to be launched todayIndia is all set for its maiden Mars mission with its satellite, Mangalyaan, scheduled for a lift-off in the afternoon today from the balmy space port of Sriharikota in coastal Andhra Pradesh.
India's 450-crore mission to Mars to begin today: 10 factsIndia 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.
Countdown to India's maiden Mars mission beginsThe formal countdown for India's maiden mission to Mars began at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh at 6:08 am today.
Is Mangalyaan all about an Asian space race?There are speculations that the planetary juxtaposition may not be the only reason for the fast tracking of the mission and the desire to beat India's Asian rival China in reaching the Martian orbit could be a factor. NDTV's Science Editor Pallava Bagla explains.
ISRO clears launch of India's maiden mission to Mars on November 5 ISRO has cleared the launch of Mangalyaan, India's maiden mission to Mars, on Tuesday November 5 at 2.38 PM from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh.
The making of 'Mangalyaan', India's satellite to Mars The small, Tata Nano-sized satellite had been fast tracked after being in the making for over a year.
With upcoming Mars mission, India looks to join elite clubCalled 'Mangalyaan', the unmanned satellite, weighing 1350 kg - it's of the size of a Tata Nano car - and made at a cost of Rs. 150 crore, will be launched from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh on November 5.
ISRO's post-Diwali bonanza: India's Mars mission to lift off on November 5India's maiden mission to Mars will be launched on November 5 from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh, the Indian Space Research Organisation or ISRO said.
India's maiden mission to Mars to be launched on November 5, from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh
India's mission to Mars postponed by a week due to poor weather at the Pacific Ocean
India's Mars mission ready, but cyclone in the Pacific a worry, says ISRO
First the good news. India's satellite for its maiden mission to Mars, the Mangalyaan and its rocket launch vehicle, the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV), are fully tested and ready.
First the good news. India's satellite for its maiden mission to Mars, the Mangalyaan and its rocket launch vehicle, the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV), are fully tested and ready.
ISRO on India Mars Mission:
- An ISRO review suggests the Mangalyaan satellite and the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle are fully ready for launch on Oct 28, 2013
- Mangalyaan satellite has been fuelled and is now being fitted on top of the rocket
- Two special ships that will monitor the Mars mission: Nalanda and Yamuna are making slow progress in the Pacific Ocean due to cyclone
First pics: Mangalyaan at space port`Mangalyaan' was flagged off after a series of pujas and by waving a green flag on Mahatma Gandhi's birth anniversary at 6 AM on Oct 2, 2013 from inside the cradle in ISRO where it was born in Bangalore after a gestation of 15 months.
NASA reaffirms support to India's Mars Orbiter Mission: ISRO
NASA has reaffirmed its communications and navigation support to India's Mars Orbiter Mission and stated that the current US government partial shutdown would not affect ISRO's launch schedule.
NASA has reaffirmed its communications and navigation support to India's Mars Orbiter Mission and stated that the current US government partial shutdown would not affect ISRO's launch schedule.
Magalyaan - India's Mars Mission
- The mission was fast tracked and completed in a record 15 months.
- This inter-planetary mission will study the thin Martian atmosphere after its year-long journey of more than 200 million kilometres.
- Satellite will be placed in an elliptic orbit around Mars and will carry 15 kg of scientific instruments.
- Since 1960, there have been 45 missions to Mars with just about a third of them being successful.
Mars spacecraft shipped out of Bangalore
India's Mars Orbiter Mission spacecraft was shipped out of Bangalore on October 2 setting the stage for final preparations for the odyssey to the red planet. Accompanied by a convoy, the truck-trailer carrying the container is currently on its way by road Sriharikota, where it's expected to reach today.
India's Mars Orbiter Mission spacecraft was shipped out of Bangalore on October 2 setting the stage for final preparations for the odyssey to the red planet. Accompanied by a convoy, the truck-trailer carrying the container is currently on its way by road Sriharikota, where it's expected to reach today.
