US congratulates India for Mars Orbiter Mission's success

NEW DELHI: The US today congratulated India for entering into the elite group of space-faring nations after the succesful insertion of Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) into the planet's orbit.

"The US Embassy congratulates India and the Indian Space Research Organisation ( ISRO) on its Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM). India is in an elite group of space-faring nations by achieving insertion into Mars orbit," a statement from the US embassy here said.

Earlier in the day, NASA's MAVEN team also congratulated ISRO for its success.

"#MAVEN team congratulates @ISRO for its #Mars arrival! @MarsOrbiter joins the missions studying the Red Planet," NASA tweeted.