Q. Which of the following nation/s is/are to achieve successful mars orbit/mission?
1.NASA
2.ISRO
3.JAXA
How many of the statements given above are correct?
Answer: B
Notes:
Explanation: The Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM), also known as Mangalyaan, was a space probe orbiting Mars since 24 September 2014.
- It was India’s first interplanetary mission and it made ISRO the fourth space agency to achieve Mars orbit, after Roscosmos, NASA, and the European Space Agency.
- It made India the first Asian nation to reach the Martian orbit and the first nation in the world to do so on its maiden attempt.
Source: FORUMIAS
