India Orbits Mars!

[mckitterick]

The Indian Space Research Organization's Mars Orbiter Spacecraft successfully entered the orbit of Mars this morning - on their first try!



Go India!



Hello, Mars!



Indian Space Research Organization's press release here.

Comments

[kalimeg.livejournal.com]

Excellent! And they need the real estate as much as any nation. The more who go looking, the greater the urge to participate.

[mckitterick.livejournal.com]

There's some 21st century SF for you: India builds the first Mars colony!

[hdsqrl.livejournal.com]

Yay! (and what gorgeous pictures!!)

[mckitterick.livejournal.com]

And fun!

[chalcedony.livejournal.com]

Good for them - the more, the merrier! And yay for the women engineers!

[mckitterick.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I was really happy to see two women in that shot!