Won't be laughing
Listen mate Pakistanis started their space program (and achieved some initial success) way before
India did. Do you know back in the 1960s, Pakistanis were talking about a so-called "space race" with
India. And many jingoistic watchers/analysts in Pakistan were actually saying that India would
lose
this space race because of the "superior intellect" of Pakistani scientists.
Believe it or not, they were saying that!
Cut to present time: - India is light years ahead of Pakistan in the space field where we have indigenous
built and launched SLVs capable of transporting 1,000s of kgs payloads, ability to put multiple satellites
(upto 10, as proven) into orbit with a single rocket, and we have developed our own remote-sensing,
weather, telecommunication, cartographic, spy, & navigation satellites, mostly taken into orbit by
home-grown SLVs using home-grown engines.
We are working on (and in a few years will have) having our own navigation system that covers entire
subcontinent and much beyond it.
We have explored the moon and made new discoveries with our very first lunar mission.
We have ongoing missions for more powerful rockets taking heavier payloads into space, human
spaceflight program, yet more lunar missions, Mars exploration program, Venus exploration, and
the innovative R&D surrounding the ambitious Re-Usable Launch Vehicle (RLV-TD) the so-called
"winged rocket" who's main module (the RLV) can be used for upto 100 spaceflights before being
discared and replaced.
While our intellectually superior competitor is still licking it's sounding rockets that can't really take
any useful payload into orbit, and the type of satellites it builds to launch from Chinese rockets
are of the very basic type with not much scientific equipment onboard, if there is, it most probably
comes from China or other countries.
There is no proper R&D going on in Pakistan, there is no money to do that in future either.
In short, it is
Pakistan which has
totally lost the so-called "space race".
We have done bigger & better, and are doing bigger & better than our unworthy neighbours inspite
of our "inferior intellect".
Now you're telling me we won't be laughing while their 2nd goddamn satellite is launched!
Mate, we
have
every reason to laugh our
heads off at every nut & bolt SUPARCO builds and tries
to launch! Why? Because that's how a winner looks upon the loser in the most part of the world.
But the only reason why most Indians don't laugh at a loser's attempts to match up to their
winning counterpart from across the border in these type of affairs is because we atleast have
what is called the "
Human Spirit". We believe that if someone (even Pakistan) is trying
to launch a satellite to aid in telecommunications, for instance, we know that this is only for
the betterment of humankind, better for Asia, better for people all over. Hence we feel
like applauding such development and we look up to them with respect, eventhough this
won't be the case in the event of a missile test.
Now even though our losing neighbours have lost the race, they haven't lost their cynical
jingoism for which they were known for even in the 1960s during the formative years of
both countries space organisations.
Hence, they continue to deplore and jeer at India's space advancements & achievements,
eventhough they
know that this advancement only leads to betterment of Asia as
a whole!
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Most Indian members here may think the event of Pakistan launching another satellite with
Chinese rockets would be something to be alarmed about and take immediate notice of, but
in what I view, it would be one of the funniest sights ever!
@ the guys atSUPARCO and Pakistani members
Congrats! Keep up with entertaining us with your little teeny-weeny satellites on Chinese rockets!
