India's Aditya-L1 Mission Successfully Reaches Lagrange Point 1, Escaping Earth's Influence
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India's Aditya-L1 spacecraft, on a mission to the Sun, has successfully escaped Earth's sphere of influence by traveling 9.2 lakh kilometers, according to the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). This marks the second time that ISRO has sent a spacecraft beyond Earth's influence, following the Mars Orbiter Mission. The spacecraft is now on its way to the Sun-Earth Lagrange Point 1 (L1).
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