Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM)turns one September 24,2014 - September 24,2015

 

On September 24,2014, the country’s space scientists made world history by precisely manoeuvring the first Indian Mars spacecraft to go around the red planet exactly as planned

 

The Rs. 450-crore Mars mission has lifted India’s and ISRO’s image in the world, stirring a few novice Southeast Asian and West Asian nations to look at space and launch their own missions, with ISRO’s help, says ISRO Chairman A.S. Kiran Kumar