India's frugal Mars mission extended by six months
Bangalore, India (AFP) March 24, 2015 - India's famously frugal Mars mission has been extended by around six months thanks to a surplus of fuel on board the spacecraft, the country's space agency said Tuesday. The Mars Orbiter Mission spacecraft had been scheduled to wrap up its mission this month after India in September became the first Asian nation to reach the Red Planet, all on a shoe-string budget. But scientists said th ... more
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