Mars Mission

r the India’s ambitious Rs.430-crore Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) began on Sunday 6.08 a.m. at Sriharikota rocket port in Andhra Pradesh, a space agency official said. The countdown to the flight of Indian rocket PSLV-C25 will be for 56.30 hours which is expected to blast off at 2.38 pm on Tuesday, said an ISRO official who did not wish to be named. (IANS)