HOW DOES INDIA GET TOTHE MOON BEFORE CHINA

PLEASE HELP ME TO UNDER STAND

1) This mission was done with a budget of $83 million, out of a total Indian economy of over $1.2 trillion. If this was used towards poverty alleviation, this would have been less than a drop in the bucket. Used to launch a space mission, this is an inspirational and aspirational move.

2) The success of this mission will generate a lot of commercial satellite launch business for India, easily more than the $83 million that this mission cost.

3) A lot of Indian kids move to commercial careers after university, away from the Science/Tech careers of their educational backgrounds. This will serve to motivate quite a few bright kids to develop a career in Science/Tech.

1. information about moon and its resources are a closely guarded secret by the countries which have traveled there. so “real’ info is still needed by india for expanding its knowledge horizon.

2. given the energy security scare thw world is going through, fusion is one of the options the world is looking for its future energy needs, and helium-3 could be tapped for use by india.

3. there is a probability of man colonizing in the future, and india should not be one of the last ones to enter. there might be potential occupations leading to territorial rights in space.

4. i hate to say this, but india is in a borderline case of a space race with china, with china already having put man in space.

5. indian moon mission is conducted at a tenth of the price similar to the west, actual amount is around $83 million(Rs 400 crore). which is a dust particle size of investment for a trillion dollar strong economy to beef up its technology sector. TECHNOLOGY IS THE DRIVING FORCE FOR ANY COUNTRY. common man in india has not woken up to it yet.

6. moon mission is creating infrastructure in the country which never existed, like the deep space network with a 32 meter antenna for tracking.

7. it is boosting the private sector industries to get into high technology sector by involving them in building such infrastructure, thus fueling the economy. it also has a spin off of enabling these industries to bid for future projects overseas thus bringing in foreign exchange.

8. its a matter of pride. how long will we sit around and listen to the glories achieved by other countries. india still has to come a long way in innovation and technology to match america. this is one of the first steps.

Better learn to speak Chinese while we’re at it, too.

More about the Chandraayan-1 and other missions to the Moon here –> http://www.moonposter.ie/missions.htm

Cheers
John
PS. Not a bad poster either if you want to learn more about our MOON.

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