Waspie_Dwarf Posted December 1, 2013 #1 Share Posted December 1, 2013 Indian probe begins journey to Mars India's mission to Mars has embarked on its 300-day journey to the Red Planet.Early on Sunday the spacecraft fired its main engine for more than 20 minutes, giving it the correct velocity to leave Earth's orbit. It will now cruise for 680m km (422m miles), setting up an encounter with its target on 24 September 2014. Read more... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waspie_Dwarf Posted December 3, 2013 Author #2 Share Posted December 3, 2013 Indian Mars probe crosses Moon's orbit India's spacecraft to Mars has crossed the Moon's orbit on its way to the red planet, space authorities said.The Mangalyaan craft is now "travelling beyond the moon into deep space", space officials added. On Sunday the spacecraft fired its main engine for more than 20 minutes, giving it the correct velocity to leave Earth's orbit. Read more... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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