Experts hail `Mangalyaan` launch, say it`s time to take "broader" view

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 5, 2013, 22:20

Despite criticism about the mission, the successful launch of `Mangalyaan` Tuesday saw the scientific community in the country hailing the milestone achieved by ISRO.

Mars Mission hailed by leaders

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 5, 2013, 21:17

India`s maiden tryst with the Mars Mission was widely hailed today with leaders like President Pranab Mukherjee, Vice President Hamid Ansari, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh describing it as a "historic achievement" and "significant milestone".

Narendra Modi pats ISRO on Mars mission

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 5, 2013, 19:20

Narendra Modi on Tuesday congratulated ISRO scientists on the successful launch of `Mangalyaan`.

India`s Mars mission: China for enduring peace in outer space

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 5, 2013, 18:29

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

Mars Orbiter Mission: As it happened

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 5, 2013, 14:03

India is set to launch its first mission to the Red Planet on Tuesday.

India`s first spacecraft to Mars successfully put into Earth`s orbit

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 5, 2013, 08:59

India`s first mission to Mars blasted off Tuesday from the launch pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre here in Andhra Pradesh, beginning a 300-day journey to study the Martian atmosphere.

India’s Mars Orbiter Mission: Key facts

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 5, 2013, 08:48

The Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM), informally called Mangalyaan, is India’s first interplanetary mission to planet Mars.

India to launch `Mangalyaan` to Mars to strengthen space race with China

Last Updated: Monday, October 21, 2013, 20:02

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is reportedly going to launch a spacecraft to Mars in a move to strengthen its space race with China.

ISRO to launch Mars Orbiter Mission on October 28

Last Updated: Sunday, September 22, 2013, 14:43

India`s Mars Orbiter Mission is slated to be launched on October 28 after a national committee of experts gave the go ahead for the Rs 450 crore ambitious venture after threadbare deliberations.