ISRO has said the country’s October 28 Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) was on schedule, dismissing suggestions that NASA may not be in a position to offer it deep space network support following government shutdown in the U.S.
India plans to launch its MOM spacecraft on October 28, the first day of the launch window which remains open till November 19.
Once launched, MOM would go around the earth for 20-25 days before embarking on a nine month voyage to the red planet.
There has been no communication from NASA to ISRO saying that it would not support the Indian mission, sources said.
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