Mars Missions of India

[haldilal]

https://www.business-standard.com/india-news/mangalyaan-2-unveiled-india-poised-be-become-third-nation-to-land-on-mars-124051701141_1.html

 

[FalconSlayers]

Looks like we need to bring posts from DFI to here to repopulate the thread. It's incomplete here.

 

[DingDong]

Mars landing is theoretically supposed to be easier than the Moon landing due to the existence of dense atmosphere.

 

[Indx TechStyle]

Mars landing is theoretically supposed to be easier than the Moon landing due to the existence of dense atmosphere.

Requirement of heat shield doesn't make it easier at all. Also, Mars has much higher gravity.

 

[FalconSlayers]

ISRO Mars Landing Mission concept involving a Skycrane.

 

[SKC]

#OTD in 2013, #ISRO launched India’s first interplanetary mission, the Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) , also known as #Mangalyaan MOM made India:

• The first Asian nation to reach Mars orbit
• The first in the world to do so on its first attempt
• The fourth space agency to reach Mars after the Soviet space program, NASA, and ESA

Launched by PSLV-XL C25: MOM reached Mars after a nine-month journey, marking a new era in space exploration.


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