Key Points
Despite a success rate of less than 50% in over 50 missions sent by various space agencies from Earth, Mars remains a hot spot for engineers, scientists and astronomers...
After its historic success with Mangalyaan, the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) is gearing up to return to Mars with a bigger, bolder, and braver mission...
Building on the success of the Mars Orbiter Mission a.k.a Mangalyaan, the second edition aims to go a step further by landing a rover and helicopter on the Martian surface..
This mission, highlighted on National Technology Day at the Space Application Centre, promises to make India the third nation to successfully land a spacecraft on Mars, following the United States and China...
Despite a success rate of less than 50% in over 50 missions sent by various space agencies, Mars remains one of the most frequently targeted destinations in space exploration...
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