Countdown Commences For Indias Mars Orbiter Mission Mom

Unveiling a breathtaking view of the majestic Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, PSLV C25 with its passenger, the Indian Space Research Organization's (ISRO's) Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) spacecraft inside. The Mobile service tower is also seen in the background. Credit: IRSO The countdown has commenced and the excitement is building for India's Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) - which will conduct a detailed study of the Martian atmosphere and is the nation's first ever mission to the Red Planet. The 56 hour 30 min countdown started at 6:06 a.m. IST today (Nov. 3), according to an official statement from the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) leading to liftoff on Tuesday, Nov 5, from a seaside launch pad in Srihanikota, India. MOM is the first of two new Mars orbiter science probes from Earth set to blast off for the Red Planet this November. Half a globe away, NASA's MAVEN orbiter remains on target to launch barely two weeks after MOM on Nov. 18 - from the Florida Space Coast. (...)Read the rest of Countdown Commences for India's Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) (909 words)
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