Indian spacecraft coming to Mars

India on August 23 said the country's spacecraft Mars Orbiter Mission is currently only 9 million kilometers from Mars and is expected to reach Red Planet in 33 days.

>>>Indian spacecraft begins its journey to Mars

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' Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) is currently only 9 million kilometers from Mars and 189 million kilometers from Earth. 33 days later it will go to Mars , "the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) said on its website.

MOM, part of India's 4.5 billion rupee ($ 75 million) space project, was launched last November from the center of Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh state (southern India) with a research mission. atmosphere, water and find minerals on Mars.

Its goal is to reach the Martian atmosphere on September 24, making India the first country to successfully reach the Red Planet for the first time.

Earlier, the US had to launch six new launches to bring the spacecraft into the Martian atmosphere, while Russia lost 10 times, according to Times of India.