ISRO Chairman Dr. K. Radhakrishnan Addresses A Press Conference

SRIHARIKOTA, INDIA - NOVEMBER 5: Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman Dr. K. Radhakrishnan (in skyblue shirt) addresses during a press conference after the PSLV C25 launch (Mars mission) on November 5, 2013 in Sriharikota, India. India's first mission to Mars blasted off from the Sriharikota spaceport in Andhra Pradesh. The 1,350kg (3,000lb) Mangalyaan orbiter will first head for an elliptical orbit around Earth, after which a series of technical manoeuvres and short burns will raise its orbit before it slingshots towards Mars. Mangalyaan must travel 485m miles over 300 days to reach an orbit around the red planet next September. The total cost of the project is Rs. 450 crore, less than a sixth of the amount earmarked for a Mars probe set to be launched by NASA in 13 days time. (Photo by Nathan G./Hindustan Times via Getty Images)