To expand inter-planetary research, the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) is seeking scientific proposals for Mars Orbiter Mission-2, the government said.
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In a written response to a question in Rajya Sabha, Jitendra Singh, union minister of state in the Prime Minister¡¯s Office that looks after the department of space, said the configuration, objectives and scientific experiments of MoM-2 is yet to be formulated.
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¡°A call for proposals through an Announcement of Opportunity (AO) has been made within India to seek proposal for scientific experiments for Mars Orbiters Mission-2,¡± Singh said.
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He said MoM-1 has completed 25 months in orbit and is presently functioning satisfactorily.
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