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India's Mars Orbiter Mission makes history entering orbit around Red Planet [i]For the second time in as many days, a robotic spacecraft successfully entered orbit around Mars. This time however, the historic achievement was as much about where the probe came from as it was about it having arrived at the Red Planet. "India has become the first [country] to have made history by reaching Mars on its maiden attempt," Narendra Modi, India's prime minister, said, referencing the success of the Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM). "I congratulate the people of this country." On Tuesday evening (Sept. 23), ten months after it left the Earth, the Indian Space Research Organization's (ISRO) Mangalyaan (Hindi for "Mars Craft") fired its main engine to enter Mars' orbit. The critical maneuver led to the probe becoming only the 13th craft in history to begin circling the Red Planet.[/i]
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