On Wednesday,Sep 24th,2014,India’s Mangalyaan Space probe satellite entered the orbit of Mars making history.India’s satellite was one of the most cost effective satellites to have been built so far.Costing $74 Million,the satellite cost less than the movie Gravity.It took the satellite 299 days to reach the orbit of Mars.India relied on its tested technology which helped to build this cost efficient satellite.The cost of a kilometer travelled by the satellite was 6 Rupees,much less than an auto rickshaw ride in India which costs 10 Rupees for a kilometer.This shows how cost efficient the satellite was made.India also became the first country to have ever reached Mars in it’s First attempt.

India’s$74 million dollar satellite is approximately 5.3 times less costly than the European Space Orbiter and approximately 9.4 times less costly than the Nasa Mevan proving that Indian technology is far more superior than many others.This trip to Mars was a success for India as it proved the power of the Indian Space Research Organization and broadened the market for ISRO by promoting the sale of spacecraft hardware and software, leases transponders, and—most spectacularly—builds and launches satellites for others.

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“How India Mounted the World’s Cheapest Mission to Mars.” India Real Time RSS. N.p., n.d. Web. 06 Nov. 2014