NEW DELHI — India became the first Asian nation to reach the Red Planet when its indigenously made unmanned spacecraft entered the orbit of Mars on Wednesday — and the first nation in the world to successfully reach Mars on its first attempt.

The spacecraft called “Mangalyaan,” or “Mars-craft” in Hindi, which was launched last November, slowed down just enough to reach orbit early Wednesday, securing India a place in the elite global space club of Martian explorers.

Images of beaming scientists clapping and hugging each other at the command center in the southern city of Bangalore were shown live in a nationally televised broadcast after a breathless, nail-biting countdown during the spacecraft’s final leg.

Over an hour after reaching the orbit, the space agency received the first photographic data of the red planet’s terrain which were transmitted via an antenna located in Canberra, Australia.

Calling it the “national pride event,” the Indian Space Research Organization also showed it live on Facebook and Twitter.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/india-is-the-first-asian-nation-to-touch-mars-orbit-joins-elite-global-space-club/2014/09/23/b6bc6992-a432-4f1e-87ad-5d6fc4da3460_story.html

In case.

Kudos to India! Nigeria to follow.

See what a country that has got more poor people than us are doing. Yet, by next year, when Nigeria will be taking a man to space which most Nigerians don't know of because of their lazy and stvpid media which knows nothing else except PDP/APC, Jonathan/Ameachi, BokoHaram/ChibokGirls, it is then you will hear extreemely ignorant people, hopelessly cynical people and regretably mentally retarded people come here and flash the "misplaced priority" nonsense card!

i understand why some kind of threads make front page but i think alongside those kind of threads, threads like this should also make the front page.

okay

China is watching closely, They would certainly be the 2nd Asian country to reach Mars . Japan are not space lovers....too bad, They would have been a major player in this space game.

Impressive that they did it before China at about a tenth of the budget (about 74 million dollars) that the US achieved theirs (671 million dollars).

Nice to know that China hasn't won the race for Asia yet.

craziebone: Kudos to India! Nigeria to follow.

See what a country that has got more poor people than us are doing. Yet, by next year, when Nigeria will be taking a man to space which most Nigerians don't know of because of their lazy and stvpid media which knows nothing else except PDP/APC, Jonathan/Ameachi, BokoHaram/ChibokGirls, it is then you will hear extreemely ignorant people, hopelessly cynical people and regretably mentally retarded people come here and flash the "misplaced priority" nonsense card!

Please stop mentioning "Nigeria" and "Space" in the same sentence.

Idrismusty97: Please stop mentioning "Nigeria" and "Space" in a sentence.

i think you are the one who shouldn't get close to a technology!

craziebone:

i think you are the one who shouldn't get close to a technology!

Even Uganda have a better chance than Nigeria. Stop mocking us with such expensive jokes .


UGANDA AFRICAN SKYHAWK

Idrismusty97: Even Uganda have a better chance than Nigeria. Stop mocking us with such expensive jokes .


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u see it? this one is comparing uganda with nigeria.infat am short of words.its like u re frustrated but mind u nigeria is still the giant of africa.ur opinion doesnt count

Idrismusty97: Even Uganda have a better chance than Nigeria. Stop mocking us with such expensive jokes .


UGANDA AFRICAN SKYHAWK

kikikikiko were this bush man come out from lolz last time I check indiamin spirit still tormenting Uganda kikikiki uganda yearly budget is not bigger than Lagos state budget talkless of a whole 36+18 States in Nigeria nawaoooh

[quote author=Idrismusty97] Even Uganda have a better chance than Nigeria. Stop mocking us with such expensive jokes .


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i won't even join words with you. But i think you should live with it that the first African astronaut is Nigerian, fact! The first space satellite built by Africans was built by Nigerian engineers, fact! The first space rocket locally built in Africa, carrying an african built space satellite, will be launched first on African soil in Nigeria, fact!

emmanuel4758: kikikikiko were this bush man come out from lolz last time I check indiamin spirit still tormenting Uganda kikikiki uganda yearly budget is not bigger than Lagos state budget talkless of a whole 36+18 States in Nigeria nawaoooh

for him to think that way, makes him worse than farm animals.

emmanuel4758: kikikikiko were this bush man come out from lolz last time I check indiamin spirit still tormenting Uganda kikikiki uganda yearly budget is not bigger than Lagos state budget talkless of a whole 36+18 States in Nigeria nawaoooh

craziebone: i won't even join words with you. But i think you should live with it that the first African astronaut is Nigerian, fact! The first space satellite built by Africans was built by Nigerian engineers, fact! The first space rocket locally built in Africa, carrying an african built space satellite, will be launched first on African soil in Nigeria, fact!

seankafor: u see it? this one is comparing uganda with nigeria.infat am short of words.its like u re frustrated but mind u nigeria is still the giant of africa.ur opinion doesnt count

See them forming patriotism .
www.nairaland.com/attachments/1493044_lmaoo_jpgf5b5a27bfd8d9de389e663b3e778dc7a

Idrismusty97:
See them forming patriotism .

AS YOU FORM THE FOOOL.

craziebone: Kudos to India! Nigeria to follow.

See what a country that has got more poor people than us are doing. Yet, by next year, when Nigeria will be taking a man to space which most Nigerians don't know of because of their lazy and stvpid media which knows nothing else except PDP/APC, Jonathan/Ameachi, BokoHaram/ChibokGirls, it is then you will hear extreemely ignorant people, hopelessly cynical people and regretably mentally retarded people come here and flash the "misplaced priority" nonsense card!

Nigeria has a credible space program, with some pretty exciting plans for the future.

National Space Research & Development Agency
http://nasrda.gov.ng/en/portal/

ROSSIKE:

Nigeria has a credible space program, with some pretty exciting plans for the future.

National Space Research & Development Agency
http://nasrda.gov.ng/en/portal/

i know about that. I just want us to be more daring.

Idrismusty97:
See them forming patriotism .
www.nairaland.com/attachments/1493044_lmaoo_jpgf5b5a27bfd8d9de389e663b3e778dc7a

this is no hot air patriotism but real and big-time education. The education you are too lazy to give to yourself.

EMANY01: Impressive that they did it before China at about a tenth of the budget (about 74 million dollars) that the US achieved theirs (671 million dollars).

Nice to know that China hasn't won the race for Asia yet.

The amazing part is that they did it at that cost. Kudos India. So mars is now the next destination? Hmmm interesting.