Discussions are also going on for the future Indian Mars mission, said a CNES official.India has already undertaken two successful inter-planetary missions, 'Chandrayaan-I' to Moon and ' Mangalyaan ' to Mars. US space probe Mariner 2s flew by Venus on December 14, 1962. Since then more than two dozen missions have been undertaken to explore the planet.Yet, Venus remains an enigmatic puzzle for scientists. India had been using the French facilities for sending its heavy satellites in the orbit. When India was grappling with technological assistance following nuclear tests in 1974, it was France that helped India.

Source: Economic Times April 15, 2018 14:48 UTC