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* Then, within twenty minutes, the probe had entered Mars’ gravitational
field.
The scientists were so nervous because they were anxious to know whether
Mangalyaan would be successful in entering Mars’ gravitational field.
The MOM team won the US-based National space society’s 2015 Space
Pioneer Award in the science and engineering category for successfully
executing a Mars mission in its first attempt.
The most important objective of the mission was merely to go into orbit
around Mars – a demonstration to be used for future spacecraft and mission
design.
*I certainly feel Indian space adventures will conquer greater horizons in the
future.
*The successful launch and progress of the Mangalyaan has made Indians
more confident in venturing into the field of space, research and discovery.
*More youngsters will take up this course of study and with the
advancements in science and technology,
III Read these sentences and answer the questions that follow.
1. “Giant screens above their heads were busy streaming data and
graphics.”
The occasion was special because India was the fourth nation to send a
mission to Mars.
2. How do we know that the poet does not intend to return to Earth?
We come to know that the poet does not intend to return to Earth because he
says he will ‘start dwelling’ there without a care.
The poet able to breathe fresh air because there will be no pollution, no grime,
no smoke, smog or fog.
4. How can we say that the poet will have a lot of spare time?
The poet will have a lot of time to spare as his time will be his own to spend.
5. Which line in the poem says that the poet will do only worthwhile things
as an astronaut?
‘No useless tasks will I attend’- this line shows that the poet will do only
worthwhile things as an astronaut.
III Read these sentences and answer the questions that follow.
The poet wishes to stake his claim on any important planet that he will go to.
The poet will move smoothly between planets without being interrupted.
‘Seemingly effortless’ means the poet’s body will be weightless due to the
absence of gravitational force in the planets.
By ‘planet of note’, the poet wishes to say that he would travel to a planet.