Wednesday, September 24, 2014

Indian space probe entered orbit around Mars – RBC

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India reported on the withdrawal of the device Mangalyaan to Mars orbit. Statement by the successful derivation space probe into orbit published on the website of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO).

India was the first country to have the first attempt to bring the unit to the orbit of Mars. Procedures for a space probe to orbit the Red Planet began on September 24 at 07:17 (05:47 MSK).

Mission Mangalyaan designed to collect data on weather conditions on Mars and help answer the question, what happened to the water that was once on this planet in large quantities. In addition, the research unit will search in the Martian atmosphere traces of methane.

The rocket PSLV (Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle) c Mangalyaan went into space on November 5 last year. Probe weighing about 1.5 tons of separated from the carrier rocket and went into orbit. To Mars unit started on 30 November. The closest distance at which Mangalyaan would be from the surface of the Red Planet, should reach 377 km.

The cost of the Indian project was only $ 73 million, but the authorities were heavily criticized for the inappropriate for the poor state of waste. Economist Jean Driesse called the launch of the Indian spacecraft vanity: in his opinion, this step prompted authorities “delusional desire of the Indian elite to the attainment of the status of a superpower.” In addition, he said that India’s Mars mission a number of disadvantages, such as limited scientific goals.

So far, only Russia, the United States and Europe were successful Mars mission.

Space Program India started in 1962 with the establishment of ISRO. India’s first artificial satellite was launched in 1975 with the Soviet Union. In 2008, the Indian lunar probe Chandrayaan-1 has found signs of water on the moon. Later it was reported that India is considering a manned lunar mission by 2020.

September 24, 2014

RBC

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