How India went to Mars
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Ritu Karidhal |
TED Talks India
• December 2017
Many nations have attempted to send spacecraft to Mars -- but not one ever succeeded on the first try. That is, until India's Mars orbital mission, Mangalyaan. Ritu Karidhal was deputy operations director on the project, and she tells the story of how a young girl from Lucknow became a leader on this important scientific mission to explore the solar system.