NASA sent its congratulatory message to ISRO for its successful maiden Mars mission today on Twitter.
Mangalyaan marked the history for nation by making it the first country ever to have reached Mars' orbit successfully in its very first attempt.
Mangalyaan, primarily a technological mission, has been configured to carry out observation of physical features and the atmosphere of Mars.
The Mars Orbiter Mission affectionately called "MOM" was India's first inter-planetary mission launched on November 5, 2013 from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh.
