Indiaâ€™s Mars Orbiter Mission reaches Mars.

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Wiggo Send message Joined: 24 Jan 00 Posts: 37423 Credit: 261,360,520 RAC: 489	Message 1577385 - Posted: 24 Sep 2014, 22:41:31 UTC Not bad at all for a 1st attempt on a very limited budget. http://www.news.com.au/technology/science/india-becomes-first-country-to-enter-mars-orbit-on-their-first-attempt/story-fnjwlcze-1227068835676 INDIA has become the first nation to reach Mars on a maiden attempt, a historic feat that has showcased the countryâ€™s homegrown and low-cost space technology. After a 10-month journey, Indiaâ€™s Mars Orbiter Mission, also called Mangalyaan made some final complicated manoeuvres before entering the Red Planetâ€™s orbit around 12:30pm AEST today. The team was seen nervously tapping away while watching the software they uploaded 10 days earlier guide the spaceship into Marsâ€™ orbit. Finally the scientists broke into cheer when the ship successfully manoeuvred its way into the planets orbit.... ...The Indian Space and Research Organisation described the mission as flawless. The fact that the mission succeeded on its first go is a testament to the handwork and engineering of the Indian team which were operating on a considerably tiny budget. To put it into perspective, the $74 million cost for the mission was less than the budget for the film Gravity which cost $100 million to make. Itâ€™s even more extraordinary when you consider NASAâ€™s most recent Mars landing cost $671 million.... Cheers. ID: 1577385 ·

betreger Send message Joined: 29 Jun 99 Posts: 11447 Credit: 29,581,041 RAC: 66	Message 1577414 - Posted: 25 Sep 2014, 0:20:59 UTC - in response to Message 1577385. You gotta love good science on the cheap. ID: 1577414 ·

Darth Beaver Send message Joined: 20 Aug 99 Posts: 6728 Credit: 21,443,075 RAC: 3	Message 1577428 - Posted: 25 Sep 2014, 1:08:40 UTC Yeh i saw that just before i went to bed . good on the Indians for showing how to do it on the cheap . Now if they would only pay there people a fair wage it mite not be so cheap . ID: 1577428 ·

betreger Send message Joined: 29 Jun 99 Posts: 11447 Credit: 29,581,041 RAC: 66	Message 1577432 - Posted: 25 Sep 2014, 2:01:06 UTC - in response to Message 1577428. Now if they would only pay there people a fair wage it mite not be so cheap . Their cost of living is relatively low. ID: 1577432 ·

Lynn Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 20 Nov 00 Posts: 14162 Credit: 79,603,650 RAC: 123	Message 1578873 - Posted: 27 Sep 2014, 21:47:22 UTC - in response to Message 1577432. Mars will soon be over populated.. ID: 1578873 ·

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Julie Volunteer moderator Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 28 Oct 09 Posts: 34060 Credit: 18,883,157 RAC: 18	Message 1579342 - Posted: 29 Sep 2014, 11:06:05 UTC - in response to Message 1579151. Now if they would only pay there people a fair wage it mite not be so cheap . Maybe 'They' are Quite Happy with 'Their' Pay and Take Great Pride in The 'Cheap' Way. I Am Quite Proud of My Abilities to Take and Use 'Junk' Laying Around or Given to me, and 'Fix' A Problem with 'it'. Going Cheap and Making 'it' 'Work' is A Highly Regarded Skill Amongst US Shade Tree Mechs and Do 'it' With 'Junk' Designers/Engineers. 'Fair' and 'Higher' Wages Be Damned. Get 'er Done. fO shO fO eva ' ' People in Western societies are too materialistic, you have a point there, Dull... rOZZ Music Pictures ID: 1579342 ·

Sirius B Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 26 Dec 00 Posts: 24922 Credit: 3,081,182 RAC: 7	Message 1579501 - Posted: 29 Sep 2014, 18:39:42 UTC - in response to Message 1577428. Yeh i saw that just before i went to bed . good on the Indians for showing how to do it on the cheap . Now if they would only pay there people a fair wage it mite not be so cheap . Only $74 million? - In that case, you can say we paid for it How's that for cheap! ID: 1579501 ·

edjcox Send message Joined: 20 May 99 Posts: 96 Credit: 5,878,353 RAC: 0	Message 1582410 - Posted: 6 Oct 2014, 5:50:05 UTC - in response to Message 1579501. I wonder how many Indians benefit from this effort.. I imagine it employee's a few hundreds or so.. Never engage stupid people at their level, they then have the home court advantage..... ID: 1582410 ·

Lynn Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 20 Nov 00 Posts: 14162 Credit: 79,603,650 RAC: 123	Message 1582417 - Posted: 6 Oct 2014, 6:11:18 UTC - in response to Message 1582410. NASA is going to share data with India. ID: 1582417 ·

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