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February 22, 2013, Friday
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INDIA said yesterday it will send a US$70 million space mission to Mars this year to study the red planet's atmosphere.
The unmanned Mars orbiter mission, to be launched in October by the Indian Space Research Organization, will undertake a 300-day journey to the planet to collect data about its climate and geology.
"The space program epitomizes India's scientific achievements and benefits the country in a number of areas," President Pranab Mukherjee said in New Delhi.
India says the mission marks a significant step in its space program, which envisages its first manned mission in 2016.
The unmanned Mars orbiter mission, to be launched in October by the Indian Space Research Organization, will undertake a 300-day journey to the planet to collect data about its climate and geology.
"The space program epitomizes India's scientific achievements and benefits the country in a number of areas," President Pranab Mukherjee said in New Delhi.
India says the mission marks a significant step in its space program, which envisages its first manned mission in 2016.
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