Success for India's cut-price mission to Mars
The Mars Orbiter Mission cost $74 million, which is roughly three-quarters of the amount it took to make Oscar-winning movie 'Gravity' about astronauts stranded in space.
India's low-cost mission to Mars arrives in orbit
The Indian space agency's low-cost mission to Mars has successfully entered the red planet's orbit on Wednesday, making India the first country to carry out such a project in its maiden attempt.
The success of the Mars Orbiter Mission, praised for its relatively low price tag of $74 million (£45 million), will boost India's 50-year-old space programme that newly-elected Prime Minister Narendra Modi aims to expand with better infrastructure and technology.
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India joins spacefaring elite with successful Mars orbit
India has become the first Asian nation to reach Mars and the first agency to reach Mars on its first attempt.
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Success for India's cut-price mission to Mars
The Mars Orbiter Mission cost around three-quarters of the amount it took to make Oscar-winning movie 'Gravity'.