India's Mars mission leaves Earth's orbit

India's maiden mission to Mars left Earth's orbit early today and successfully entered the second phase of its 10-month-long voyage to the Red Planet after performing a crucial manoeuvre described as "mother of all slingshots".

December 02, 2013 / 12:44 IST

India's maiden mission to Mars left Earth's orbit early today and successfully entered the second phase of its 10-month-long voyage to the Red Planet after performing a crucial manoeuvre described as "mother of all slingshots".

first published: Dec 1, 2013 09:45 pm

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