superstar Posted August 5, 2012 Posted August 5, 2012 The Babus have approved a mission to mars :two_thumbs_up::two_thumbs_up: To space and beyond :hatsoff: http://news.yahoo.com/india-clears-mission-mars-172737091.html Only thing I cannot understand is why ISRO is not trying to master GSLV before thinking big. GSLV will allow us to take heavier payloads and will also be a profitable business.
nballa Posted August 5, 2012 Posted August 5, 2012 looks like sonia and co have run out of places to hide their back money on earth.
Yoda-esque Posted August 5, 2012 Posted August 5, 2012 looks like sonia and co have run out of places to hide their back money on earth. :hysterical::hysterical:
Clarke Posted August 5, 2012 Posted August 5, 2012 That's almost $100 million, a lot of money for our country. Is it worth it ?
nballa Posted August 5, 2012 Posted August 5, 2012 That's almost $100 million' date=' a lot of money for our country. Is it worth it ?[/quote'] 100 million is a bargain, a similar US mission would run into billions.
surajmal Posted August 5, 2012 Posted August 5, 2012 That's almost $100 million' date=' a lot of money for our country. Is it worth it ?[/quote'] I'd rather give it to ISRO and have them learn about some deepspace craft manoeuvres than waste it on another black hole of a "social" program.
superstar Posted August 5, 2012 Author Posted August 5, 2012 That's almost $100 million' date=' a lot of money for our country. Is it worth it ?[/quote'] Better to invest in technology rather than depositing it in swiss :two_thumbs_up: Our investment in ISRO has already started paying of through its commercial wing which puts other countries satellite in orbit for a price. Antrix made a profit of around 1000 crores a couple of years back. We should never lag behind technology. We might have to pay a huge price later on.
akshayxyz Posted August 5, 2012 Posted August 5, 2012 looks like sonia and co have run out of places to hide their back money on earth. :hysterical: brilliant.
Sachin=GOD Posted August 5, 2012 Posted August 5, 2012 looks like sonia and co have run out of places to hide their back money on earth.
Sidhoni Posted August 5, 2012 Posted August 5, 2012 looks like sonia and co have run out of places to hide their back money on earth. :hysterical:
Clarke Posted August 5, 2012 Posted August 5, 2012 I'd rather give it to ISRO and have them learn about some deepspace craft manoeuvres than waste it on another black hole of a "social" program. Better to invest in technology rather than depositing it in swiss :two_thumbs_up: Our investment in ISRO has already started paying of through its commercial wing which puts other countries satellite in orbit for a price. Antrix made a profit of around 1000 crores a couple of years back. We should never lag behind technology. We might have to pay a huge price later on. I'm on the same page, the question in my mind and more so with the critics of any advanced space (and defense) programme is whether to invest into tech that's intending to mitigate current problems. There should of course be some benefits from this investment by means of innovations that also improve everyday life.
Clarke Posted August 5, 2012 Posted August 5, 2012 BTW the Curiosity lands Monday morning ET After a journey of 354 million miles, a spacecraft approaching Mars at 13,200 mph is on course to land inside its sweet spot early Monday. :hatsoff: http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/mars-rover-curiosity-on-course-to-land-monday/2012/08/04/896a28c8-de3b-11e1-af1d-753c613ff6d8_story.html?hpid=z3
Crookbond Posted August 19, 2012 Posted August 19, 2012 That's almost $100 million' date=' a lot of money for our country. Is it worth it ?[/quote']
Trichromatic Posted August 19, 2012 Posted August 19, 2012 I'm on the same page' date=' the question in my mind and more so with the critics of any advanced space (and defense) programme is whether to invest into tech that's intending to mitigate current problems. There should of course be some benefits from this investment by means of innovations that also improve everyday life.[/quote']
EnterTheVoid Posted August 19, 2012 Posted August 19, 2012 looks like sonia and co have run out of places to hide their back money on earth. :hysterical::hysterical::hysterical: :hatsoff:
asterix Posted August 19, 2012 Posted August 19, 2012 looks like sonia and co have run out of places to hide their back money on earth. :hysterical:
Clarke Posted August 19, 2012 Posted August 19, 2012 Err, its not about poverty, its whether we invest for instance in supercomputers instead of the mars mission.
asterix Posted August 19, 2012 Posted August 19, 2012 Although in hindsight, a better investment would be on improving Internal security, survillance, Cyber Crime monitoring etc. Not to mention the sucide commiting farmers and many others (especially when you are taking billions of £s & $s in aid from UK and USA)...
nballa Posted August 19, 2012 Posted August 19, 2012 the goal of the indian mission is to explore and investigate the conditions for life, water, microbes on mars and similarities to the conditions of life, water and microbes in the slums of Dharavi, mumbai, per the scientists if life has a chance in the slums then it should be abundant on mars.
superstar Posted August 19, 2012 Author Posted August 19, 2012 Although in hindsight' date=' a better investment would be on improving Internal security, survillance, Cyber Crime monitoring etc. Not to mention the sucide commiting farmers and many others (especially when you are taking billions of Ž£s & in aid from UK and USA)...[/quote'] There are already billions of dollars being poured into that. This money will also end up in Cayman or swiss bank. Better to send a rocket to mars
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