India launches spacecraft to Mars


BBC: India successfully launched a spacecraft to Mars, with the aim of becoming the fourth space agency to reach the planet.

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BBC: India successfully launched a spacecraft to Mars, with the aim of becoming the fourth space agency to reach the planet.

The head of India’s space agency told the BBC the mission would demonstrate the technological capability to reach Mars orbit and carry out experiments.

The spacecraft is set to travel for 300 days, reaching Mars orbit in 2014.

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