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Monica Hernandez writes about India's growing role in the global space industry. She visited India from late December 2000 through February 2001. India is the first Asian nation to reach Martian orbit on its first attempt. India bets big on critical sectors for an increasingly young and skilled workforce. India would have been one of the first countries to successfully land on the coveted south polar Lunar region in 2019 with the Chandrayaan-2 mission. Unfortunately, there was a loss in communications with the Vikram Lunar Lander on its final descent.