Back in 2013, the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) launched a Mars-orbiting spacecraft dubbed the Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM), also known as Mangalyaan. While the mission was particularly ...

At 7:41 am on Wednesday, Sept. 24, the mission control of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) in Bangalore received confirmation of the successful insertion of its orbiter into Mars orbit 12 ...

India's Mars orbiter, Mangalyaan, has successfully inserted itself into Mars orbit. India becomes only the fourth space agency to successfully make it into Mars orbit, behind the Soviets, NASA, and ...

The original Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM), launched on November 5, 2013, established India as the first Asian nation to reach Martian orbit and the first country ever to do so on its maiden attempt.

This essay is an entry in our "Dear Spacecraft" series, where we ask writers, scientists, and astronomy enthusiasts to share why they feel personally connected to robotic space explorers. It’s been ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about business in India, especially the new economy. India pulled off what can best be described as a triumph of frugal ...

India's first spacecraft bound for Mars is counting down toward a late October launch, a mission that -- if successful -- could make the country's space agency one of the elite few of space powers to ...

After 12 years of the historic success of Mangalyaan (Mars Orbiter Mission), the Indian Space Research Organisation (commonly known as ISRO) has confirmed that they are working on another major ...

September is marked by a duo of new spacecraft entering the orbit of planet Mars. NASA's Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (Maven) spacecraft made it to the Red Planet's orbit on Sept. 21 and ...

India’s recently launch of a spacecraft to Mars with a mission cost of $75 million. Just days after the launch of India’s Mangalyaan satellite, NASA sent off its own Mars mission, five years in the ...

India’s first interplanetary mission Mangalyaan’s 4th anniversary was observed on 5 November 2017, and ISRO celebrated its Mars Orbiter Mission to commemorate the successful journey of the space probe ...