Mars mission not for pride, we mean business, says ISRO

July 21, 2013 14:26

As India prepares to launch its Rs 450 crore mission to Mars this year, a top space official says the country's first martian odyssey--that has attracted some criticism--is not just for pride but for undertaking "meaningful research".

K Radhakrishnan, Chairman of Indian Space Research Organisation, also debunked perception in some quarters that the Mars Orbiter mission around the red planet, that's just three months away, is primarily a "feel-good" package to just pat ourselves on the back.

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