Follow India's @MarsOrbiter as it Circles the Red Planet

Follow India's @MarsOrbiter On Twitter As It Orbits The Red Planet

India’s groundbreaking Mars Orbiter Mission spacecraft reached the Mars orbit earlier today and, to celebrate, the satellite has launched its own Twitter account.

“India’s first mission to Mars,” reads the Twitter bio for @MarsOrbiter. “Orbiting the Red Planet since Sep 24, 2014. Explorer. Loves science, photography and long cruises.”

Launched by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) for just $74 million – less than it cost to make the film Gravity, and a buck or two shy of NASA’s $671 million mission to Mars – the affectionately-named MOM has accomplished two key goals for India.

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