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It's a historic moment: Narayanasamy on Mars mission

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Minister of State in PMO V Narayanasamy today hailed the successful launch of the Mars Orbiter Mission saying it was a historic moment for the country.

"India is the fourth country in the world to take up the mars expedition and our scientists deserve congratulations for it," Narayanasamy told PTI, adding the launch was very accurate.

"The world was expecting that India would achieve it. Our ISRO team and Dr Radhakrishnan were able to achieve the task of mars mission," he said.

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First Published: Nov 05 2013 | 5:04 PM IST

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