Early in the morning, while most of us were probably in our beds, history was created as India’s Mars Orbiter Mission (M.O.M.) successfully entered the orbit of the red planet. The I.S.R.O. pulled off an incredible feat of frugal engineering and helped us join an elite club of space-faring nations to have accomplished this stellar feat. The internet has been abuzz and congratulations have been pouring in. Here are a few facts about the mission which every Indian would be proud of.

3. India will join the U.S, Europe and Russia in an elite group of countries to have successfully undertaken a mission to Mars.

2. The success of the mission will solidify India’s reputation as a competent and low cost base for sophisticated engineering.