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India's Mars Orbiter Mission, the country's first interplanetary foray
Yahoo Finance ^ | October 30, 2013 | Yahoo

Posted on 10/30/2013 9:28:54 PM PDT by entropy12

India's Mars Orbiter Mission, the country's first interplanetary foray, is due to blast off on November 5

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TOPICS: Astronomy; Books/Literature; Education; Science
KEYWORDS: india; mars
India's Mars Orbiter Mission, the country's first interplanetary foray, is due to blast off on November 5 from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, India. Billed as a pathfinder to test technologies to fly to orbit and communicate from Mars, the satellite follows India's successful 2008-2009 Chandrayaan-1 moon probe, which discovered water molecules in the lunar soil.
1 posted on 10/30/2013 9:28:54 PM PDT by entropy12
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To: entropy12

I wish them well.


2 posted on 10/30/2013 9:31:16 PM PDT by davisfh
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To: entropy12

Splendid!

Be aware that Mars does not like visitors...


3 posted on 10/30/2013 9:32:12 PM PDT by null and void (I'm betting on an Obama Trifecta: A Nobel Peace Prize, an Impeachment, AND a War Crimes Trial...)
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To: null and void

Yeah, haven’t both the Russians and NASA experienced a significantly higher failure rate on Mars missions than any other missions? Well, maybe the Indian effort can break this trend. Good luck guys!


4 posted on 10/30/2013 10:28:55 PM PDT by ThunderSleeps (Stop obarma now! Stop the hussein - insane agenda!)
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To: entropy12

welcome to the party pal


5 posted on 10/30/2013 10:43:42 PM PDT by max americana (fired liberals in our company last election, and I laughed while they cried (true story))
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To: entropy12

Is the rocket fueled by vindaloo?


6 posted on 10/30/2013 11:00:36 PM PDT by Fai Mao (Genius at Large)
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To: entropy12

Vimana...


7 posted on 10/30/2013 11:09:58 PM PDT by Windflier (To anger a conservative, tell him a lie. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth.)
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To: Fai Mao
Is the rocket fueled by vindaloo?

Mmm...vindaloo. Oh yes, Mars mission - well done, good luck, etc. Now, how do I find an open Indian restaurant this late...
8 posted on 10/31/2013 12:43:55 AM PDT by AnotherUnixGeek
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To: davisfh

Hat’s off to India!


9 posted on 10/31/2013 10:51:10 AM PDT by PATRIOT1876
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