India launches exploratory spacecraft to red planet
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="India">India</span> <span word="successfully">successfully</span> <span word="launched">launched</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="mission">mission</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Mars">Mars</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="program">program</span> <span word="showcasing">showcasing</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="low">low</span>-<span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="technology">technology</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="liftoff">liftoff</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="commentator">commentator</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="television">television</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="red">red</span>-<span word="and">and</span>-<span word="black">black</span> <span word="rocket">rocket</span> <span word="blasted">blasted</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="slightly">slightly</span> <span word="overcast">overcast</span> <span word="sky">sky</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="schedule">schedule</span> <span word="at">at</span> 2:38 <span word="pm">pm</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="southern">southern</span> <span word="spaceport">spaceport</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Sriharikota">Sriharikota</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> 386-<span word="metric">metric</span>-<span word="ton">ton</span> <span word="launch">launch</span> <span word="vehicle">vehicle</span> <span word="carrying">carrying</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="unmanned">unmanned</span> <span word="probe">probe</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="monitored">monitored</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="dozens">dozens</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="tense">tense</span>-<span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="scientists">scientists</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="white">white</span> <span word="lab">lab</span> <span word="coats">coats</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="faced">faced</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="daunting">daunting</span> <span word="task">task</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="India">India</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="program">program</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1963.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="attempted">attempted</span> <span word="interplanetary">interplanetary</span> <span word="travel">travel</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="missions">missions</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Mars">Mars</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="ended">ended</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="failure">failure</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="gold">gold</span>-<span word="colored">colored</span> <span word="probe">probe</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="size">size</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="car">car</span>, <span word="will">will</span> <span word="aim">aim</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="detect">detect</span> <span word="methane">methane</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Martian">Martian</span> <span word="atmosphere">atmosphere</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="hurriedly">hurriedly</span> <span word="assembled">assembled</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="carried">carried</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="orbit">orbit</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rocket">rocket</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="smaller">smaller</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="Russian">Russian</span> <span word="equivalents">equivalents</span>.</p><p><span word="Lacking">Lacking</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fly">fly</span> <span word="directly">directly</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spacecraft">spacecraft</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="orbit">orbit</span> <span word="Earth">Earth</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="month">month</span>, <span word="building">building</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="necessary">necessary</span> <span word="velocity">velocity</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="break">break</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="gravitational">gravitational</span> <span word="pull">pull</span>.</p><p><span word="Only">Only</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="begin">begin</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="stage">stage</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="journey">journey</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="test">test</span> <span word="India">India</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="scientists">scientists</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="full">full</span>, <span word="five">five</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="probe">probe</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="Chandrayaan">Chandrayaan</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="moon">moon</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Mars">Mars</span> <span word="mission">mission</span> <span word="is">is</span> 4.5 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="rupees">rupees</span> ($73 <span word="million">million</span>), <span word="less">less</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sixth">sixth</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> $455 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="earmarked">earmarked</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Mars">Mars</span> <span word="probe">probe</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="launched">launched</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="NASA">NASA</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="month">month</span>.</p>
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