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Mangalyaan Successfully Put Into Mars Orbit

Posted by Soulskill on from the congratulations-to-all-involved dept.

knwny writes: India's Mars satellite Mangalyaan was successfully placed into orbit around Mars early on Wednesday following a 10-month journey from Earth. India thus joins the U.S., the European Space Agency and the former Soviet Union in having successfully completed a Mars mission. It is, however, the only one to have done so on the first attempt. Headed by the Indian space agency ISRO, Mangalyaan was made in 15 months at a cost of just around 74 million USD — the cheapest inter-planetary mission ever to be undertaken.

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  1. Re:Standing on the Shoulders of Giants by itzly · · Score: 4, Funny

    "If I have seen further than other men, it is because I was standing on their glasses" -- Isaac Newton.

  2. With a budget of 74M ,,, by Taco+Cowboy · · Score: 3, Funny

    ... I wonder what NASA can do with a budget of $74 million ...
     
    ... hmm .....

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    1. Re:With a budget of 74M ,,, by Cornwallis · · Score: 4, Funny

      I'm sure they *might* be able to put together a little website with some animated cartoons of rockets. (Prolly end up having to get it redone after it fails to launch properly.)