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Monday 4 November 2013

Mars mission countdown begins - proud time for India

Full View of PSLC-C25 on First Launch Pad

First and Second stages of PSLV-C25 at Mobile service Tower

On November 5th (tuesday) 2013 at 2:38p.m. India's hopes will be going high. Until today our ambitious mission to Mars going ahead smoothly. "All is well. The countdown is progressing smoothly. Everything is fine," said Director S.Ramakrishnan of Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) in Thiruvanathapuram to one of the leading newspaper 'The Hindu'. 

Hoisting of the third and fourth stages of PSLV-C25 during vehicle integration
Mars Orbiter Mission is India's first interplanetary mission to planet Mars with an orbiter craft designed to orbit Mars in an elliptical orbit. The mission is primarily technological mission considering the critical missions and stringent requirements on propulsion and other bus systems of spacecraft. Exploration of Mars features, morphology, mineralogy and Martian atmosphere by indigenous scientific instruments is also an important scientific objective for this mission.  

Mars Orbiter Mission spacecraft being prepared for a pre launch at Sriharikota

Spacecraft being prepared for Vibration test at Bangalore

Spacecraft undergoing EMI/EMC test at Bangalore

Loading Spacecraft for Thermovacuum Test in Large space simulation chamber



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