News India Live reporting: India successfully launches Mangalyaan to Mars, goes into Earth's orbit

Live reporting: India successfully launches Mangalyaan to Mars, goes into Earth's orbit

Sriharikota(AP): India today put its first confident foot forward in inter-planetary travel when it successfully launched the Mangalyaan (Mars Orbiter Mission) into Earth's orbit with old workhorse PSLV C-25 doing a perfect liftoff, putting the






The Mission Control Room at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre here, about 100 from Chennai,was abuzz with activity as scientists went through the final stages of India's first mission to the red planet.

Minister of State in PMO Narayanasami was present to watch the launch.

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