Bangalore: Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)’s first Mars orbiter Mission Mangalyaan had been successfully placed in the Mars orbit on Wednesday Morning.
It was a truly historic moment for India as Mangalyaan enters in the orbit of red planet in its first trial.
Now 24 September 2014 will go down as a red-letter day in the annals of space exploration as the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) achieved which no space agency in world including the USA’s National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) managed to do in their first attempt.
ISRO said, “All engines are going strong. Burning of fuel happening.”
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah were at ISRO Telemetry Tracking and Command Network (ISTRAC) in Bangalore to witness the crucial Mars Orbiter Insertion.
Dr. K Radhakrishnan the chairman of ISRO had personally led the team of 14 top space scientists in this mission and worked on it for 15 months. More than 200 space scientists were in the control room monitoring even the minutest details of the Mars Mission’s final phase.
Bureau Report
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