Mars Mission
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First MOM trajectory correction manoeuvre planned for Dec 11
India | Dec 09, 2013, 05:33 PM ISTChennai: As India's maiden mission to Mars continues its fuel-less cruise to the Red Planet, ISRO would this week carry out further manoeuvres aimed at keeping the spacecraft in the intended trajectory.The first of the
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NASA diagnosing problem on Mars rover Curiosity
World | Nov 21, 2013, 10:38 AM ISTPasadena, California : The Mars rover Curiosity has temporarily stopped science observations while NASA checks out an electrical problem.The space agency said Wednesday the voltage change was first discovered on Sunday and engineers think it
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NASA's Mars mission rocket arrives at launching pad
World | Nov 17, 2013, 01:56 PM ISTWashington: The US space agency NASA Saturday rolled out to the launching pad at Cap Canaveral, Florida, the Atlas 5 rocket, which will blast off Monday for Mars carrying the MAVEN spacecraft, which will study
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ISRO performs last orbit raising manoeuvre on its Mars mission
India | Nov 16, 2013, 09:16 AM ISTChennai : The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) today performed the last of the five orbit-raising manoeuvre on its Mars Orbiter in the early hours, raising the apogee (farthest point from Earth) of the spacecraft
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Mars mission will enthuse young minds in studying space: Kalam
India | Nov 13, 2013, 07:20 AM ISTEtawah (UP) : Former President APJ Abdul Kalam yesterday 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
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Mars Mission on track; orbit to be raised tomorrow
India | Nov 06, 2013, 04:00 PM ISTChennai: A day after its successful launch, India's Mars Orbiter spacecraft was functioning smoothly in the Earth's orbit and ready for orbit raising operations tomorrow.“Since its injection into Earth's orbit yesterday, it has been functioning
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Mars mission: AP CM congratulates ISRO for successful launch
India | Nov 05, 2013, 07:08 PM ISTHyderabad: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy today congratulated the ISRO for the successful launch of ‘Mangalyan', Mars Orbiter Spacecraft. Reddy congratulated the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) scientists, led by chairman K
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Nation spent Rs 6,000 cr on Diwali rockets, ISRO spent Rs 350 cr on Mangalyaan, says U R Rao
India | Nov 05, 2013, 04:03 PM ISTSriharikota(AP): Former Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chief Prof U R Rao today thanked ISRO scientists on their fantastic performance in putting the Mangalyaan on its journey towards Mars.Addressing ISRO scientists and journalists at the
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Live reporting: India successfully launches Mangalyaan to Mars, goes into Earth's orbit
India | Nov 05, 2013, 04:39 PM ISTSriharikota(AP): India today put its first confident foot forward in inter-planetary travel when it successfully launched the Mangalyaan (Mars Orbiter Mission) into Earth's orbit with old workhorse PSLV C-25 doing a perfect liftoff, putting the
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India to launch Orbiter to Mars next week
India | Oct 30, 2013, 09:29 PM ISTSriharikota(AP): India will launch its ambitious space mission to Mars next week after it got delayed due to bad weather in the Pacific Ocean. The unmanned spacecraft would orbit the red planet, after being blasting off
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India to launch Mars mission 2 days after Delhi on Nov 5
India | Oct 22, 2013, 05:35 PM ISTChennai: India's ambitious Rs.450 crore space mission to Mars has been scheduled for Nov 5, said a top Indian space agency official today."The Mars mission has been fixed for Nov 5. The heat shield of
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India's Mars satellite mated with rocket
India | Oct 20, 2013, 09:46 PM ISTChennai: The Indian space agency Sunday completed integration of its Mars mission satellite with the rocket while the heat shield is expected to be closed in couple of days, said an official."The 1,340 kg satellite
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India's October 28 Mars mission on schedule: Isro
India | Oct 05, 2013, 09:05 PM ISTBangalore: Isro on Saturday said the country's October 28 Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) was on schedule, dismissing suggestions that Nasa may not be in a position to offer it deep space network support following government
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India to have five rocket launches, including Mars mission, in 2013
India | May 06, 2013, 01:32 PM ISTChennai, May 6: India's space agency is planning to have a total of five rocket launches in 2013 from its rocket launch pad at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh, around 80 km from here. This will
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Nasa to launch another Mars mission in 2016
World | Aug 21, 2012, 10:37 PM ISTWashington, Aug 21: Encouraged by the success of “Curiosity”, NASA has announced to launch a new Mars mission in 2016 to take a better look into the guts of the Red Planet.The mission called “InSight”
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Mars mission to boost India's credentials, says Kasturirangan
India | Aug 20, 2012, 02:38 PM ISTBangalore, Aug 20: India's proposed Mars mission in November next year would boost its credentials to take part in possible international collaborative ventures on exploring the Red Planet.“Besides doing it on its own, ISRO will
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India's Mars mission announcement irks British MPs
World | Aug 18, 2012, 07:32 AM ISTLondon, Aug 17: The announcement of India's Mars mission has sparked another round of tabloid-driven controversy over the wisdom of sending 280 million pounds of British aid to India every year when the country can
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India all set to give go ahead for Mars mission
India | Jul 14, 2012, 04:19 PM ISTMysore, Jul 14: India is all set to give the go-ahead for an ambitious mission to Mars, expected in November next year, a top Space Department official said here today.“A lot of studies have been
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Mock Russian Mars Mission Ready For Landing On Red Planet
World | Feb 14, 2011, 07:25 PM ISTMoscow, Feb 14: After 257 days in a locked steel capsule, an international crew of six researchers on a mock trip to Mars prepared Monday to simulate landing on the Red Planet.The crew of three