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India launches 20 satellites in single mission

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Re: India launches 20 satellites in single mission

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Post by rickycook »

eklavya wrote: post #9
WWKong wrote: post #2

Yes, they will build toilets too. Just getting that out of the way.

When it's a country you are talking about, you have to plan for centuries and not the next decade. Being myopic will only hurt. It's not like building toilets and launching satellites are an either/or. Besides launching satellites is a very profitable business for India. So why not?

i don't know. our own governments tend to think about the next 3-6 years; not even a decade. centuries? hah that's well beyond what is politically profitable

Re: India launches 20 satellites in single mission

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Post by ucaetano »

ForFreedom wrote: post #12

Has any country achieved this feat? [update] Has any country achieved this feat at this cost?

From the article:

The record for the most number of satellites launched in a single mission belongs to Russia, which sent up 37 satellites in 2014.

Re: India launches 20 satellites in single mission

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Post by curiousgal »

mani04 wrote: post #7
curiousgal wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

His wording is off but he does raise a good point of discussion.

I really don't think it is a good point of discussion in this context. The scientists who are working on these rocket launch missions are not in charge of administration of the towns and villages where the toilets need to be built.

Of course they are not. But the merits of India's space program are a debate worth having in my opinion. All the other space programs (except for NK) were started when their nations were doing okay socially at least. Sure, the profits may be redirected to fixing those social issues but lives are being lost the longer they delay that.

Re: India launches 20 satellites in single mission

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Post by pilsetnieks »

ForFreedom wrote: post #12

Has any country achieved this feat? [update] Has any country achieved this feat at this cost?

Read the article:

> The record for the most number of satellites launched in a single mission belongs to Russia, which sent up 37 satellites in 2014.

Also, it's not exactly a feat. If someone really wanted, they could stuff a rocket full of nanosats but I imagine there's more risk in launching that much at once. (They could be released in sequence but still, more chances for something to go wrong.)

Re: India launches 20 satellites in single mission

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Post by jkot »

curiousgal wrote: post #5
dang wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Please don't do this here.

His wording is off but he does raise a good point of discussion.

And what do you want to discus? It will start just another flame-war. Indian program is pretty cost effective, and there is a good chance it will become profitable.

And US has 44M people on food stamps ;-(

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