Congrats ISRO for Mars Ortbiter Mission (MOM)

               Well, here is good one! We have again shown the world that we're best! and will be! ISRO engineers and scientists have done very good job, It's really appreciable, despite fact that it's not done in 100 days, nor it was ThEiR work (If you know, what I mean..),The work is skillfully managed and success is caught in first attempt, thereby making first nation to do so, in maiden attempt.
                Here is quick go through the MOM project,

OBJECTIVES              
               One of the main objectives of the first Indian mission to Mars is to develop the technologies
required for design, planning, management and operations of an interplanetary mission.

Following are the major objectives of the mission:

A. Technological Objectives:

• Design and realisation of a Mars orbiter with a capability to survive and perform Earth bound manoeuvres, cruise phase of 300 days, Mars orbit insertion / capture, and on-orbit phase around Mars.
• Deep space communication, navigation, mission planning and management.
• Incorporate autonomous features to handle contingency situations.

B. Scientific Objectives:

• Exploration of Mars surface features, morphology, mineralogy and Martian atmosphere by indigenous scientific instruments.

Cost of project : around 4.54 billion (US$74 million)
 More information about project:
1. http://www.isro.org/pslv-c25/mission.aspx
2. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_Orbiter_Mission

We congratulate ISRO for making us pride!

                 How many of you did heard what did heard what our Pranab Mukharjee said ? Actually, I only heard and remember what our PM said, he said, "...When our cricket team wins a tournament and returns, the entire country rejoices, this is an achievement greater by a 1,000 times,"

By the way, Mr. Mukherjee said in his congratulatory message,
“The nation is proud of this historic achievement, which has demonstrated, yet again, India’s space capabilities,’’