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| India's counts down to Mars mission. Photo: www.aljazeera,com |
First mission of India to Mars left Earth's orbit early on Sunday. A critical hurdle in its journey to the red planet and overtaking the efforts in space of rival Asian giant China's mission to moon. India's success of the spacecraft was scheduled to orbit Mars by next September. It would carry India into a small club, which includes the United States, Europe, and Russia, whose probes have orbited or landed on Mars.
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| This image released by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on November 6, 2013, shows the PSLV-C25 rocket carrying the Mars Orbiter Spacecraft blasting off from the launch pad at Sriharikota on November 5, 2013. (AFP Photo / ISRO) China, a competitor in the space race, has considered the possibility of putting a man on the moon sometime after 2020 and aims to land its first moon mission on Monday. India's first mission to Mars left Earth's orbit early on Sunday, clearing a critical hurdle in its journey to the red planet and overtaking the efforts in space of rival Asian giant China. This mission showcases the country's cheap technology. It will encourage hopes and could capture more of the $304-billion global space market, which includes launching satellites for other countries, analysts said. They launched its space program 50 years ago and developed its own rocket technology after Western powers levied sanctions for a 1974 nuclear weapons test. Five years ago, its Chandrayaan satellite found evidence of water on the moon. |
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