SPACE// India has made history yet again. By successfully placing its spacecraft in orbit around Mars, We, became the first country in the world to succeed in such an inter-planetary mission in the maiden attempt itself. At 7.17 AM, on September 24, the 440 Newton Liquid Apogee Motor (LAM) sizzled with life as it burnt along with the thrusters to slow down the Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) spacecraft to be captured by the Red Planet. The 440 Newton Liquid Apogee Motor (LAM) engine, idling for the last 300 days on the Mars Orbiter Mission, was fired for four seconds, raising the confidence level of ISRO about the success of insertion of the spacecraft into the Martian orbit.

“Main Liquid Engine test firing on Mars orbiter spacecraft successful: We had perfect burn for 4 seconds as programmed. The trajectory has been corrected. Mars Orbiter Mission will now go ahead with the normal plan for Mars Orbit Insertion,” said ISRO.

Space travel and Space technology have usually been associated with the developed world. With this success India has yet again proven that it is a force to reckon with Park. His magnum opus, however, was Gandhi, which took over 18 years to be made. He not only directed the movie but also produced it despite financial strain and won an Oscar Award for best director for the movie. Born in Cambridge in 1923, Attenborough had also served in the Second World War in the Royal Air Force. His autobiography Entirely Up To You, Darling, was published in 2008.