NASA congrats the newcomers !! :)

Nasa, which has just launched its own MAVEN mission to the Red Planet, also congratulated the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) for the feat.

"#MAVEN team congratulates @ISRO for its #Mars arrival!  @MarsOrbiter joins the missions studying the Red Planet," Nasa tweeted.

"Thank you MAVEN team!," ISRO tweeted its acknowledgement of the message from the US space agency.

ISRO Team is fantastic !! -Dr. Kalam

"ISRO team is fantastic, was very happy last night (Tuesday) when I met them.''

"They have achieved the Mars mission, as they planned. As a nation, we are the first nation to do the job"

India created space history by becoming the first country to enter the Martian orbit in its debut attempt.

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Dr Kalam, on Success of Mars Mission of India

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Of course it is a unique moment because first time they have done. In the world as a first single nation India has done it. It is a very important milestone not only space programme, but the whole country"

"We are also the first nation in the world to do the job on insertion on putting the spacecraft into Mars. According to me it needs lot of preparation, lot of experience, lot of knowledge so I... was very happy yesterday night when I saw all the team members"

I met nearly 200 scientists of space team and they were very confident, very sure what is going to happen. That comes out of knowledge that comes out of experience that comes out experience of so many programmes that they have done.

-Kalam, on success of Mars Mission Mangalyaan

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