The countdown has commenced and the excitement is building for India’s Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) – which will conduct a detailed study of the Martian atmosphere and is the nation’s first ever mission to the Red Planet. The 56 hour 30 min countdown started at 6:06 a.m. IST today (Nov. 3), according to an official … Continue reading "Countdown Commences for India’s Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM)"