On I-Day, PM announces India's Mars mission

August 15, 2012 10:18

India will send a spaceship to Mars to collect important scientific information about the Red Planet, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh announced today.

Addressing the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort on the 66th Independence Day, Dr Singh said the mission to Mars would mark a huge step for the country in the area of scienceand technology.

"Recently, the Cabinet has approved the Mars Orbiter Mission. Under this Mission, our spaceship will go near Mars and collect important scientific information," he said.

"This spaceship to Mars will be a huge step for us in the area of science and technology," Singh said.

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