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India To Launch Mars Orbiter "Mangalyaan" Tuesday

Posted by Unknown on from the first-time's-a-charm dept.

sfcrazy writes "On Tuesday (Mangalwaar) the Indian Space and Research Organization (ISRO) will launch the Mars orbiter Mangalyaan from Satish Dhawan Space Centre. The spaceship will take over 10 months to reach Mars and, if everything goes well, it would make India the first country to send a payload to Mars in its first attempt, and would beat close rival China whose recent mission failed."

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  1. Re:I just hope it doesn't smell by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    I'd be more concerned about it meeting up with its other satellite buddies, then orbiting in one big, wide line so slowly that the American satellite can't pass.

  2. Re:Mighty big "IF" by DerekLyons · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Did you even bother to read the message you replied to? Did you note the ongoing failures?
     

    Not to underestimate the difficulty of sending a payload to Mars, but they *do* have the combined 40+ years of US and USSR experience upon which to draw.

    Those with education and reading comprehension will note the ongoing failures of the US and USSR - both of whom have direct experience with Mars probes (which India does not) and far more experience with space probes than India. Clueless idiots just parrot crap like "they have other programs experience to draw on". (Which they don't really, especially since (to the best of my knowledge) they employ none of the individuals who have that experience.)