Watch live: Historic moment as Mangalyaan enters Mars orbit

  After a cruising for nearly 9 months, India's first interplanetary probe, Mangalyaan, will on Wednesday aim for Mars orbit. The tricky manoeuvre involves slowing down the spacecraft......

With drained battery and no fuel, India's Mars Orbiter craft quietly bids adieu

India's Mars Orbiter craft has run out of propellant and its battery drained beyond the safe limit, fuelling speculation that the country's maiden interplanetary mission 'Mangalyaan' may have......

Meant for 6 months, India's Mars orbiter craft completes 8 years in orbit

India's Mars orbiter craft has completed eight years in its orbit, well beyond its designed mission life of six months. Plans on a follow-on 'Mangalyaan' mission to the Red Planet, however, are......

One step closer to Mars: ISRO successfully test-fires liquid engine on Mangalyaan

In a crucial manoeuvre ahead of India’s Mars orbiter’s entry into the final destination on September 24, the main liquid engine on the spacecraft was on Monday successfully test......