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India is sending a rover to the moon, and the country is pumped

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Re: India is sending a rover to the moon, and the country is pumped

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Post by msaharia »

age_bronze wrote: post #4

No organization ever managed to land on the moon so far on the first try. My guess is that this won't be any different.

No organization had ever put an orbiter around Mars in their first try. Until Mars Orbiter Mission of ISRO in 2014. I wouldn't rule them out. ;)

https://www.isro.gov.in/mars-orbiter-mission-completes-1000-...

Re: India is sending a rover to the moon, and the country is pumped

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Post by airocker »

tanakachen wrote: post #5

I’ve been to India, and seeing the catastrophic living condition of the majority of its citizens makes me question if going to the moon is the right priority.

Similar argument can be made about homelessness in San Francisco and other cities. Poverty elimination and tech progress can go hand in hand. In fact, it can help: https://homelessness.paulallen.com/

Re: India is sending a rover to the moon, and the country is pumped

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Post by saagarjha »

tanakachen wrote: post #5

I’ve been to India, and seeing the catastrophic living condition of the majority of its citizens makes me question if going to the moon is the right priority.

The United States had plenty of homeless people when we went to the moon, perhaps we shouldn’t have?

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Post by kaycebasques »

tanakachen wrote: post #5

I’ve been to India, and seeing the catastrophic living condition of the majority of its citizens makes me question if going to the moon is the right priority.

Inspiration is a scarce commodity in our world. Going to the moon is one of the most potent sources of inspiration we have. There are countless stories of American engineers and scientists who can pinpoint their interest in STEM to the day they watched their people transcend our world and visit the stars. The net output of those people probably more than paid for the cost of the space missions.

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Post by msaharia »

Just a note: Chandrayaan-2 has Muthyya Vanitha as Project Director and Ritu Karidhal as Mission Director. This is the first time in ISRO a woman is a Project Director. According to ISRO Chairman - 30% of team are women.

https://www.businesstoday.in/latest/trends/chandrayaan-2-mee...

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