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India Mars Orbiter Mission

India's Mars Orbiter Mission marks the country's first mission to the Red Planet and first entry into interplanetary spaceflight. The unmanned Mars Orbiter Mission, or MOM, will map the surface of the Red Planet and test technologies needed for future Indian space missions.

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An illustration of the Mars Orbiter Mission in orbit around Mars.

India loses contact with Mars orbiter as spacecraft runs out of fuel (update)

By Robert Lea last updated 4 October 22

India's Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) may have finally reached the end of its operations after eight years spent orbiting the Red Planet.

India's Mars Orbiter Mission Has a Methane Problem

By Irene Klotz published 8 December 16

The methane-detecting instrument aboard the ISRO MOM spacecraft has been re-purposed after NASA scientists uncovered a design flaw.

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Mangalyaan Money: India Celebrates Mars Orbiter Mission on New Banknote

By Robert Z. Pearlman published 9 November 16

Mars Seen by India's Mangalyaan Spacecraft

India's 1st Mars Mission Celebrates One Year at Red Planet

By Mike Wall published 24 September 15

India's 1st Mars Probe Captures Stunning 3D View of Huge Chasm

By Elizabeth Howell published 26 August 15

Three new spectacular 3D images of a Mars chasm show gullies shaped by erosive forces on the Red Planet.

Mars Image Captured by India's Mars Orbiter Mission Probe

US, India to Team Up on Mars Exploration

By Mike Wall published 1 October 14

This spectacular view of Mars from India's Mangalyaan spacecraft shows active dust storms in the Red Planet's northern hemisphere. This photo was released on Sept. 29, 2014, less than a week after the Indian Mars orbiter arrived at the planet.

Indian Spacecraft Snaps Spectacular Portrait of Mars (Photo)

By Tariq Malik published 29 September 14

India's first spacecraft to visit Mars has beamed home its greatest photo of the Red Planet yet, a spectacular view that reveals the planet from pole to pole.

India's first Mars orbiter Mangalyaan captured this photo of the Martian atmosphere just after arriving at Mars on Sept. 24, 2014 Indian Standard Time.

Indian Spacecraft Captures Its First Photos of Mars

By Mike Wall published 25 September 14

Artist's concept of India's Mars Orbiter Mission spacecraft, which arrived at the Red Planet on Sept. 24, 2014 Indian Standard Time (Sept. 23 EDT).

India's First Mars Probe Makes Historic Red Planet Arrival

By Mike Wall published 24 September 14

This image depicts the journey of India's Mars Orbiter Mission, the country's first interplanetary mission. The Indian Mars orbiter will arrive at the Red Planet on Wednesday, Sept. 24, India Standard Time (late Tuesday, Sept. 23, U.S. Eastern Time).

India's First Mission to Mars Set to Arrive at Red Planet

By Elizabeth Howell published 22 September 14

How to Get to Mars: NASA and India Face Big Tests at Red Planet

By Mike Wall published 20 September 14

Mars-Bound Probes Built by India and NASA Are Nearing the Red Planet

By Elizabeth Howell published 8 August 14

Two Mars-bound spacecraft are both in excellent health ahead of their September arrivals in orbit around the Red Planet, managers for both missions report.

5 Most Amazing Spaceflight Feats of 2013

By Elizabeth Howell published 29 December 13

Space feats reached internationally and into interplanetary space in 2013, with milestones stretching from Earth to Mars.

India's first mission to Mars, the Mars Orbiter Mission, launches the Mangalyaan orbiter toward the Red Planet atop a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle on Nov. 5, 2013 from the Indian Space Research Organisation's Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota.

India's Mars Orbiter Overcomes Engine Glitch

By Stephen Clark published 14 November 13

A week into its mission, India's Mars probe overcame a bout of engine trouble Monday with an unplanned maneuver to boost its orbit after a rocket firing failed to do its job Sunday.