Here we come, Mars! Orbiter main engine successfully test fires

September 22, 2014 15:00

ISRO successfully test fires the Mars Orbiter's main liquid engine. This is the Orbiter's final test before entry into the Mars orbit on Wednesday.

Isro launched the Mangalyaan on November 5 to find evidence of life on Mars. If the spacecraft makes it, India will be the fourth after US, Russia and Europe to reach the Red planet. Once in orbit, the craft's five payloads will take pictures and collect data for the next six months. Probes to Mars have a high failure rate. Of the 51 missions so far, only 21 have succeeded. A similar mission by China failed in 2011.

Read: Mangalyaan enters last leg: Will India win Asian race to Mars?

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