'Budget Flight VIRMANAS '.....India's first Mars satellite 'Mangalyaan' enters orbit

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INDIA'S FIRST MARS satellite 'MANGALYAAN' ENTERS ORBIT BREAKING NEWS 2014

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=-y9gONPplz4

India's first Mars satellite 'Mangalyaan' enters orbit

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=HHYsTvanNY4

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24 September 2014 Last updated at 14:53
India's first Mars satellite 'Mangalyaan' enters orbit




There were some anxious moments at ground control as technicians waited for news on the orbiter



A 24-minute engine burn slowed the probe down enough to allow it to be captured by Mars' gravity

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-28268186

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It joins its 'Big Bros' MAVEN in orbit of MARS......


Man on Mars? NASA's Maven spacecraft explores the possibility

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=152Bs_Db4WE

Published on 21 Sep 2014


The Nasa Maven spacecraft is expected to complete a 10-month voyage to Mars on
Sunday. Once in orbit, NASA scientists will gather information about the Red Planet’s
atmosphere. Information that will hopefully offer clues about Earth’s climate and the
future possibility of man landing on Mars. The NewsHour’s Miles O’Brien talks about the
mission’s significance with Hari Sreenivasan.

https://projectavalon.net/forum4/show...014#post880014