[5] As a child, Minal dreamt of becoming a doctor, but a space show on the TV changed her mind in class 8.
[6] During her education, she noticed that her female peers aimed for scientific careers based on their possible salaries rather than the pursuit of knowledge.
[13] She served as project manager as well as systems engineer and was involved with incorporating the components of the methane sensor (MSM), Lyman-Alpha Photometer (LAP), Thermal Infrared Imaging Spectrometer (TIS), and Mars Color Camera (MCC) onto the orbiter.
[2] Her primary work on the project involves improving the Insat-3DS satellite to increase atmospheric data and quality received.
[5] Minal Rohit was featured in a short film Snapshots from Afar where she discussed her contribution to the Mangalyaan space probe to Mars.
Regarding the MOM project, Minal and her colleagues were praised in a speech from Prime Minister Manmohan Singh over their work on the mission with the 15 month time constraint.