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Mars Mission: PM announces spaceship to Red Planet

The Prime Minister said that under this mission, an Indian spaceship will go near the Mars orbit and collect important scientific information.

FP Archives|Aug 15, 2012, 09:23:55 IST

New Delhi: India will send a spaceship to Mars to collect important scientific information about the Red Planet, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh announced today.

Addressing the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort on the 66th Independence Day, Singh said the mission to Mars would mark a huge step for the country in the area of science and technology.

[caption id="attachment_418632" align="alignleft" width="380"] Reuters[/caption]"Recently, the Cabinet has approved the Mars Orbiter Mission. Under this Mission, our spaceship will go near Mars and collect important scientific information," he said.

"This spaceship to Mars will be a huge step for us in the area of science and technology," Singh said.

He congratulated scientists and technologists who have enhanced the prestige of the country by successfully testing the Agni V Missile and launching the RISAT-I Satellite in space this year.

India will be the sixth country to launch a mission to the Red Planet after the US, Russia, Europe, Japan and China.

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