Friday, September 28, 2007

India Ready for Mars Mission

At the meeting of the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) in Hyderabad, India, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has announced that the nation possesses the technological capacity necessary to send a spacecraft to Mars. The next step, as far as what was mentioned, is to get a scientific proposal for the goals of such a mission. India will be able to send a Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) to transport a 500-kg craft that would orbit Mars. The announcement was made on September 27 by the ISRO's chairman, G. Madhavan Nair.

Source:
http://www.hindu.com/2007/09/28/stories/2007092856001600.htm

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