Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2014 20:17:47 -0400
From: mark <whitroth@5-cent.us>
To: undisclosed-recipients:;
Subject: [WSFA] India becomes first Asian nation to reach Mars orbit
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist@KeithLynch.net>
Excerpt:
India became the first Asian nation to reach the Red Planet when its
indigenously made unmanned spacecraft entered the orbit of Mars on
Wednesday \342\200\224 and the first nation in the world to successfully reach Mars
on its first attempt.
The spacecraft called \342\200Mangalyaan,\342\200 or \342\200Mars-craft\342\200 in Hindi, which was
launched last November, slowed down just enough to reach orbit early
Wednesday, securing India a place in the elite global space club of
Martian explorers.
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<http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/india-is-the-first-asian-nation-to-touch-mars-orbit-joins-elite-global-space-club/2014/09/23/b6bc6992-a432-4f1e-87ad-5d6fc4da3460_story.html>
mark