Mars MissioN// India made history yet again by successfully placing its spacecraft in orbit around Mars. With this, India 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.

That day, the nation woke up to see Prime Minister Narendra Modi deliver a speech on national television about India reaching Mars in the very first attempt. While NASA spent a whopping $671 million on the same mission, India managed to pull it off by spending just $74 million. With this success India has yet again proved that it is a force to reckon with.