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September 24, 2014

India wins Asia's Mars race as spacecraft enters orbit
Bangalore, India (AFP) Sept 24, 2014
India won Asia's race to Mars on Wednesday when its unmanned Mangalyaan spacecraft successfully entered the Red Planet's orbit after a 10-month journey on a tiny budget. Scientists at mission control let up a wild cheer as the gold-coloured craft manoeuvred into the planet's orbit at 8:02am (0232 GMT) following a 660-million kilometre (410-million mile) voyage. "History has been created. We have dared to reach out into the unknown and have achieved the near impossible," a jubilant Prime Minister ... read more

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