Mars Orbiter craft non-recoverable, Mangalyaan mission over, confirms ISRO

Mars Orbiter craft non-recoverable, Mangalyaan mission over, confirms ISRO

The Indian Space Research Organisation confirmed on Monday that the Mars Orbiter craft has lost communication with ground station, it’s non-recoverable and the Mangalyaan mission has attained end-of-life. The ISRO gave an update on the Mars Orbiter Mission and the national meet held on September 27 to commemorate the MOM, on the event of completion […]

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With drained battery and no fuel, India’s Mars Orbiter craft quietly bids adieu

With drained battery and no fuel, India’s Mars Orbiter craft quietly bids adieu

India’s Mars Orbiter craft has run out of propellant and its battery drained beyond the safe limit, fuelling speculation that the country’s maiden interplanetary mission ‘Mangalyaan’ may have finally completed its long innings. The Rs 450 crore Mars Orbiter Mission was launched onboard PSLV-C25 on November five, 2013, and the MOM spacecraft was successfully inserted […]

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