“The next morning started quite early for us. For an operation that was to start at 6.55 am., we reached ISTRAC by 2 a.m. Some wished to stay back on the campus. Excitement, hope, anxiety- all emotions were at play on the campus.” MomIndiaIsroMangalyaan Book:My Odyssey: Memoirs of the Man behind the Mangalyaan Mission Source: My Odyssey: Memoirs of the Man behind the Mangalyaan Mission
“There were both cheers and tears as our engineers went around congratulating each other... We had scripted history.” MomIndiaIsroMangalyaan Book:My Odyssey: Memoirs of the Man behind the Mangalyaan Mission Source: My Odyssey: Memoirs of the Man behind the Mangalyaan Mission