7 things you need to know about India’s longest flight, Mangalyaan

After Mangalyaan’s grand success, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is planning to launch Mars Orbiter Mission-2, which will provide better insights into the Red Planet’s surface and atmosphere.

While we wish Mangalyaan-II good luck in advance for a successful trip to Mars, here’s a look back at India’s first mission to Mars.

Cost


If travelling in the real world was this cheap, we would have travelled longer distances. Forget everything else, travelling across India in an autorickshaw would have been such a cool thing to do!

Size matters


Thank goodness, we now know how many seats can be booked for a trip to Mars--four at a time.

World’s cheapest Mars mission


Forget those expensive holidays, this should be able to inspire most of us to start saving for a trip to the Red Planet.

Being the best


So now you know where to queue up for the first set of tickets to Mars, if at all they are made available someday. They might have to put up a mammoth-sized counter with several windows just to manage the crowd. Don’t even think online, the website might crash due to overdose of traffic.

Connecting Mars


This clearly means Mars has serious network issues. Don't expect your 4G network to work in Mars.

On duty


If we are planning travelling to a destination as far as Mars, we need to know the perfect time to visit the place. Seems like we will soon get to know about the right season to visit the Red Planet.

Travel time


Don’t you think we should start thinking beyond just the idea of travelling around the world? After all, a journey to Mars takes lesser time it seems.