The Indian spacecraft Mangalyaan scientific equipment on board went into orbit of Mars. The successful derivation of a space probe to orbit the Red Planet reports website Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO).
Mangalyaan – India’s first probe. It was launched into space in early November of 2013. Way station to Mars took 10 months. Mission Mangalyaan – study the surface and atmosphere of the Red Planet.
After taking the satellite to orbit Mars, India was the only country in Asia that has been able to carry out such a mission. In addition, the Indians – the first ever to bring the unit to the orbit of Mars at the first attempt.
Indian Space Research Organization has become the fourth space agency in the world (after NASA, the Russian Space Agency and the European Space Agency). Also, India has become the world’s fourth largest party direct exploration of Mars. Until now, the successful Mars mission was carried out only the USSR, the USA and Europe.
In addition, the Indian orbital mission to Mars set and other records. Firstly, it was the most inexpensive in the history of space exploration. At a cost of $ 75 million Mangalyaan – the cheapest of all the space probe launched recently. For comparison, an American Mars probe MAVEN , which was released on the Mars orbit two days earlier, worth nearly nine times more expensive – 671 million dollars. Secondly, experts ISRO constructed Mangalyaan as soon as possible – it took them only 15 months, notes RIA “News” .
For breeding Mangalyaan orbit watched Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. To do this, he arrived at the mission control center in Bangalore where experts greeted the news of the arrival on Mars apparatus applause, reports Reuters.
Modi called the removal of the satellite in orbit “historic” event. He also said that Delhi is ready to increase the pace of its space program.
The Indians are closely watching the developments around the mission to Mars, and actively comment on what is happening in social networks. Thus, on 22 September in the Indian Twitter hashtags #ISRO #Mangalyaan and do not fall below the fifth place in popularity, according to the TT Mobile IN .
At the same time the authorities were heavily criticized for the inappropriate for the poor state of waste. Economist Jean Driesse called the launch of the Indian spacecraft vanity: in his opinion, this step prompted authorities “delusional desire of the Indian elite to the attainment of superpower status,” reports RBC . In addition, he said that India’s Mars mission a number of disadvantages, such as limited scientific goals.
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