Igniting minds: India's Mars mission is well worth the cost

The placement of the Mars orbiter Mangalyaan into Earth's orbit marked the successful conclusion of the first 44 minutes of a 300-day journey. The next stage will use Earth's gravitational field in a slingshot effect to pick up speed. On December 1, the orbiter should head for a rendezvous with the red planet, which it is scheduled to reach on September 12, 2014. Once there, it must decelerate precisely to get into orbit before embarking on scientific experiments.

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