Narendra Modi: Mars mission base to challenge next frontier

Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday exhorted that the successful Mars mission "must become a base for challenging the next frontier".

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday exhorted that the successful Mars mission "must become a base for challenging the next frontier".

"This too must become but a base for challenging the next frontier," a tweet by the Prime Minister's Office said after the spacecraft Orbiter was successfully inserted into the Martian orbit Wednesday.

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"Let today’s success drive us with even greater vigour and conviction. Let’s set ourselves even more challenging goals," the tweet cited the prime minister as saying.

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