Mars Orbiter: ISRO to carry out first trajectory correction manoeuvre on December 11

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 10, 2013, 18:27

India’s first interplanetary mission, the Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM), will get its first Trajectory Correction Manoeuvre (TCM) on December 11, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said on Monday.

Mars mission will enthuse young minds in studying space: Kalam

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 12, 2013, 23:52

Former President APJ Abdul Kalam Tuesday said that the country`s Mars mission would not only help in learning technology and mission implementation but also enthuse young minds in further exploring the outer space.

India`s Mars mission a great achievement: Chinese experts

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 6, 2013, 17:30

Likening India`s Mars probe to putting `a golf ball from Tokyo in a hole in Paris`, Chinese experts have termed Manglaayan`s launch as "a great achievement" which if successful could make India the first Asian country to achieve this fete.

Amidst euphoria, some voices question cost of Mars Mission

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 5, 2013, 21:57

While the Mars mission got wide praise, there were voices which questioned the need for spending Rs 450-500 crore on it when the country is facing hunger and poverty.

ISRO justifies Rs 450 crore Mars mission

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 5, 2013, 21:36

Asserting that its Rs 450- crore mission to Mars was not a wrong priority, Indian Space Research Organisation Tuesday said all the country`s space programmes are "people-centric" and every rupee has been accounted for.

Mars Mission is historic achievement: PM Manmohan Singh

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 5, 2013, 18:10

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday hailed the launch of Mars Mission as a "historic achievement" and congratulated ISRO scientists for the significant milestone.

Journalists create flutter at ISRO chief`s press meet

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 5, 2013, 18:05

A section of journalists on Tuesday created a flutter here when they shouted slogans and displayed placards against creation of Telangana, at the press conference of ISRO chief K Radhakrishnan.

Mars mission: Prez congratulates ISRO for successful launch

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 5, 2013, 16:46

President Pranab Mukherjee Tuesday congratulated ISRO for the successful launch of "Mangalyan", Mars Orbiter Spacecraft, and said it was a significant milestone that will inspire more scientists to make greater strides in achieving goals.

Sonia lauds scientists for Mars mission launch

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 5, 2013, 16:40

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".

Mars Orbiter technology can be used for other Indian satellites

Last Updated: Monday, November 4, 2013, 22:06

The technologies developed in building India`s Mars Orbiter can be incorporated in other satellites the country would build saving costs and increasing performance, say Indian space scientists.