NEW DELHI — The Indian space agency’s Mars Orbiter Mission is on target to lift off in the third week of October. “The Mars mission is getting ready at our Satellite Centre in Bengaluru [in southern ...

Historic mission attire: The vibrant red and blue saree was worn by Nandini Harinath on the day India’s Mars Orbiter began its journey to the Red Planet. Symbol of progress: Its display at the ...

India won Asia’s race to Mars on Wednesday when its unmanned Mangalyaan spacecraft successfully entered the Red Planet’s orbit after a 10-month journey on a tiny budget. Scientists at mission control ...

Space missions help us explore the unknown, pushing the limits of human knowledge and technology. They prepare astronauts for the challenges of living and working beyond Earth, paving the way for ...

A rocket carrying the Mars orbiter takes off from the east-coast island of Sriharikota, India, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013. India on Tuesday launched its first spacecraft bound for Mars, a complex mission ...

Nandini Harinath's sari is displayed in Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum in Washington On a day that Nandini Harinath describes as the most important of her life, the Indian space scientist ...

India: India's mission to Mars has overcome a technical problem and appears to be back on track, the country's space research agency says. The problem occurred on Monday when a planned engine burn ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. More than two years after its pioneering Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) reached the red planet, the ...

Click to open image viewer. This saree belonged to Nandini Harinath, who served as project manager, mission designer, and deputy operations director on the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) ...

Explore Mars colonization plans and current Mars missions, highlighting how global space agencies and private companies are preparing for future human settlements on the Red Planet. Pixabay, ...