Do India's Space Program and Mars Mission Make Sense?

[jbond197]

ISRO's Mars Orbiter Mission: Mangalayaan an impressive engineering feat, says NASA

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ISRO's Mars Orbiter Mission: Mangalayaan an impressive engineering feat, says NASA - The Economic Times

Nasa 's views doesn't matter. The word has to come out of Riaz Haq's shitty blog to mean something..

 

[Jackdaws]

No investment in science and technology is useless. I'd rather they spend the money to attract more business for future launches.

 

[k_arura]

India is home to the world's largest population of poor, hungry, illiterate and sick people who lack basic sanitation facilities. India's share of the world's poorest has jumped from 22% in 1980 to 33% now.
Does it make sense for India to waste its resources on a space program?

Please look at the following:

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Haq's Musings: India's Share of World's Poorest Jumped From 22% to 33% in 30 Years!

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Haq's Musings: 63 Years After Independence, India Remains Home to World's Largest Population of Poor, Hungry and Illiterates

All I detect is a jealousy that is very very common amongst Pakistanis vis-a-vis India. I am sure they are "proud" of their nuclear "achievements" and such thoughts nary crossed their minds, right? If they really had concerns and were genuine well wishers of India and its people then I would find this attitude laudable. But we all know the reality is as far away from it as possible so please save your crocodile tears for another time

 

[acetophenol]

Those in glasshouses should not throw stones at others! Your own country is yet to make a decent car/bike or a good education system or a decent railways or a decent power production or a healthcare facility or a worth mentioning company or a good political environment,and here you are wondering about the sense of our space programs!

 

[arp2041]

ISRO ne 15 mahiney me Mangalyaan banaya ab hamare Padosi 15 Saal isme laga denge ki iss ACHIEVEMENT ko UNDERMINE kaise kiya jaye!!

 

[Skull and Bones]

India has highest levels of illiteracy , poverty, open defecation , and are wanting to set up INDIA 2.0 on Mars... Hahahahaha... Indians

If few illiterates can place a satellite in Martian orbit, then such kind of illiteracy is a boon to the nation.

 

[wolfschanzze]

India is home to the world's largest population of poor, hungry, illiterate and sick people who lack basic sanitation facilities. India's share of the world's poorest has jumped from 22% in 1980 to 33% now.
Does it make sense for India to waste its resources on a space program?

Please look at the following:

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Haq's Musings: India's Share of World's Poorest Jumped From 22% to 33% in 30 Years!

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Haq's Musings: 63 Years After Independence, India Remains Home to World's Largest Population of Poor, Hungry and Illiterates

This is old stuff posted a year ago.Why are you reposting it that too from your blog?BTW,Why your heartburn? India today achieved which no nation in this world could achieve pull off a successful mars mission in the first launch.When Pakistan does or is capable of doing something like this then advise us whether our space mission is right instead of fighting poverty until then keep your two bit economic advice's to yourself and your Pakistan who need people like you.

 

[wolfschanzze]

India has highest levels of illiteracy , poverty, open defecation , and are wanting to set up INDIA 2.0 on Mars... Hahahahaha... Indians

When your nation is capable of launching mars mission successfully in first attempt advise us or else its pure heartburn from Pakistanis who are jealous of India's space achievements.

 

[livingdead]

India's Mars Mission costed <$80M USD this time. By international standards, this is very cheap. So I don't believe it's coming at the expense of social spending.

this has been pointed many times..
everything ISRO will be mandated to do, is going to be scrutinized a lot in India... and we got enough critics in India to point out any 'prestige' project that gives minimal returns.
However I wish govt of India becomes a bit smarter about financing ISRO. They should use a petrol cess, or part of wealth tax to finance ISRO, so that it does not appear to come from development budget.
Lot of westerners will hate that 80 millions were pinched from poor, but will be quite okey if it was robbed from relatively rich.
This will also protect ISRO's budget from other competing ministries.
Space exploration is still considered luxury by many... if we used similar amount in a defence related purchase not many would have objected.

 

[acid rain]

And, pakistanis trust this guy's economic inputs on Pakistan? ...no wonder your economy is in the dumps and butt hurt level's over 9000.

Try to arrange more loans to make the imf tranche payment that's coming up first...

Early warning signs – The Express Tribune

this has been pointed many times..
everything ISRO will be mandated to do, is going to be scrutinized a lot in India... and we got enough critics in India to point out any 'prestige' project that gives minimal returns.
However I wish govt of India becomes a bit smarter about financing ISRO. They should use a petrol cess, or part of wealth tax to finance ISRO, so that it does not appear to come from development budget.
Lot of westerners will hate that 80 millions were pinched from poor, but will be quite okey if it was robbed from relatively rich.
This will also protect ISRO's budget from other competing ministries.

Lol, how about NO.

 

[ito]

I am sorry but I do not agree with the article's assertion.Exploring the unknown, questioning the myths and penetrating the unresolved have always been the usual characteristics of a vigorous mind. To withdraw oneself from scientific research just because one have its other constraints and problems to resolve is not only stupid but signature of a regressive, pessimist mindset just as the article concludes.

I find this notion utterly absurd and frivolous that India should have concentrated on improving its human development index instead of spending such a huge sum of money in futile space research. While this is true that the budget allocated for projects like NREGA, Integrated Rural development Program etc is not sufficient enough but this is equally hilarious to assume that poverty eradication programs get hampered by the the funneling of money for its space missions.

Does Indian Mars Mission adds something extra ordinary to the world of space exploration? I am afraid not much. US of A or the European Space Agency are thousand yards ahead in terms of technological superiority, pay load capacity and quality advancement. But as a third world country in Asia, this is indeed an achievement. It opens up new opportunities for space commerce for ISRO. A space mission that costed less than a hollywood movie but over shadowed its predecessor's efforts (like the Japanese, American and Chinese) deserves much applause for the determination, tenacity and the ambition of its people. As Amitabha Ghosh, a planetary geologist working in NASA puts it," India's expedition will never be a failure even if it does not succeed."

where is the article?...he has written three lines and attached two made-up graphs. I guess @RiazHaq is tried of analyzing anything on india knowing nobody is going to read it

 

[Kinetic]

Infact it was my friend who told me that no matter,even if they settle in mars,They are bound to remain poor as this is part of there nature.

So Riazhaq brother,I don;t agree with you.

A poor person is much better than a begger and terrorist. look at yourself. lol

Mr Haq is we were waiting fr ur butt hurt article. lololol

 

[manojb]

Antrix expects 15% rise in turnover | Business Standard News
But India’s Space Adventures Make Money Too | IndiaSpend

 

[AZADPAKISTAN2009]

Just unnecessary mission , nothing new proven all the items were already known to modern science about mars complete waste of money , even the NAVIGATION was done by NASA

 

[SouthDesi]

LOL. Sure, for Pakistanis it doesn't make sense. Keep crying, nothing you will get.

BTW, these projects are not about how much or what you will get in return. It's all about how many millions of Indian kids and youth got inspired. When i called today, my brother's 2 kids kept talking continuously about this mission and Mars only.