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India is set to launch a scale model of a reusable spacecraft on Monday

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Re: India is set to launch a scale model of a reusable spacecraft on Monday

#11

My suggestion to India: focus on encouraging the would-be Elon Musks in your population. Give them permission to do it. Remove the barriers to them doing it. You'll get there much faster if the private sector were doing it.

Wow -- people are downvoting such basic commonsense.

Re: India is set to launch a scale model of a reusable spacecraft on Monday

#12
post #3

It's launched already, deemed successful. http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/india-successfully-...

From the article:

    "Scientists at ISRO believe that they could reduce the cost by as much as 10 times if reusable technology succeeds, bringing it down to $2,000 per kg."
Wow! That's extremely cheap! What are SpaceX's expected numbers?

Re: India is set to launch a scale model of a reusable spacecraft on Monday

#13
post #6

'Everything went according to the projectory, he said adding that the winged space plane will not be recovered from the sea.' - Is that okay? Do a lot of missions around the world consider sea a dumping ground?

If I were a competing space agency, I'd get my hands on the wreckage ASAP (if India doesn't plan to recover it).

Re: India is set to launch a scale model of a reusable spacecraft on Monday

#14
post #3

It's launched already, deemed successful. http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/india-successfully-...

Such a poorly worded article, replete with grammatical errors. No close-up pictures of the "shuttle." Strange. (And I'm not talking about a generic long range picture of a rocket taking off either.) The episode has the smell of government propaganda.

    'No pictures of the "shuttle." Strange.'
The picture clearly shows a 'winged' rocket as described in the article.

    "The episode has the smell of government propaganda."
Not sure from where you get the smell of government propaganda. ISRO has been credited for some of the most successful launches. They sent a probe to mars in the first attempt. There seem to be smart folks working there.

Re: India is set to launch a scale model of a reusable spacecraft on Monday

#16

My suggestion to India: focus on encouraging the would-be Elon Musks in your population. Give them permission to do it. Remove the barriers to them doing it. You'll get there much faster if the private sector were doing it.

Wow -- people are downvoting such basic commonsense.

because it is a pathetic comment. Thank you

Re: India is set to launch a scale model of a reusable spacecraft on Monday

#17

My suggestion to India: focus on encouraging the would-be Elon Musks in your population. Give them permission to do it. Remove the barriers to them doing it. You'll get there much faster if the private sector were doing it.

Is there evidence of ISRO doing a bad or inefficient job?

Re: India is set to launch a scale model of a reusable spacecraft on Monday

#20

Uncle, this is not north korea or some bullshit US company. ISRO has sent missions to mars and moon. NASA works with them. Moreover, please open you eyes and check the first picture on the article.

It's a generic picture of a rocket.

I want close up pictures of this so-called shuttle.

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