NEW DELHI: Creating history, ISRO's Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) on Wednesday successfully entered the orbit of the red planet. With this, India has become the first nation in the world to have entered the Mars orbit in the first attempt. ISRO's MOM is also the cheapest such mission till now. European, US and Russian probes have managed to orbit or land on the planet, but after several attempts. At 7.17 AM, the 440 Newton Liquid Apogee Motor (LAM) sizzled with life as it burnt .. Read more at: http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/43299562.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/science/mars-mission-india-creates-history-as-mangalyaan-successfully-enters-mars-orbit-in-first-attempt/articleshow/43299562.cms