Why India’s Mars mission is so cheap – and thrilling – BBC News
India’s space programme has succeeded at the first attempt where others have failed – by sending an operational mission to Mars. The Mangalyaan satellite was confirmed to be in orbit shortly after 0800, Indian time. It is, without doubt, a considerable achievement. This is a mission that has been budgeted at 4.5bn rupees ($74m), which, by Western standards, is staggeringly cheap. The American MRead More…