Mars Orbiter Mission's success reflects Indian scientists’ capabilities

Nellore: The successful entry of the Mars Orbiter into Red Planet’s orbit on Wednesday has reflected the technical capability of Isro and proved that Indian scientists are capable of learning continuously, said Satish Dhawan Space Centre Shar director Dr M.Y.S. Prasad.

“It is an excellent mission for Isro and India, and the success belongs to all Isro employees, contract employees and participants of industry. The launch from Shar on November 5 in 2013 was the first step of the entire mission and it achieved its final objective,” the elated director, who was also the chairman of the Launch Authorisation Board for MOM, said.

Engineers and scientists working in Shar are also jubilant over the success of the mission in the first attempt, which in itself is a grand success.

What made them happier is that the success came at a time, when they are going to celebrate the birth anniversary of Satish Dhawan, after whom the Space Port in Sriharikota is named, on Thursday.

They feel that the achievement is a fitting tribute to Satish Dhawan, widely regarded as the father of experimental fluid dynamics research in India.

“We are the first in the Asian region to take up the Mars mission and now we have joined the elite club of three nations exploring Mars. We are all thrilled as we have successfully sent an interplanetary mission from mother Earth to Mars. Our families are also extremely happy. Many of us are associated with Shar for the last three and-a-half-decades,” he added.

“Shar is Karmba Bhoomi (being in space activity continuously) and now it has become a Punya Bhoomi having sent a satellite to the celestial body. It is an unforgettable milestone for Shar,” a senior engineer in Shar, P. Vijaya Saradhya said.