Former NASA Astronaut Steve Lee Smith praised India for this achievements in space sector. He said that India has been very successful in space in the last 20 years, very well respected around the world. Steve Lee Smith, Former NASA Astronaut said, "India has been very successful in space (sector) in the last 20 years, very well respected around the world. Mission Over Mars to circle Mars, it was the first time a country had ever done that...there was landing on the moon last year by India...in the world history, they just did something no one has ever done..."