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India hopes to send spacecraft to moon: PM
By    IANS
Friday, August 15, 2008
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Friday said that India hopes to send a spacecraft to the moon this year and called it "an important milestone".

"This year we hope to send an Indian spacecraft, Chandrayan, to the moon. It will be an important milestone in the development of our space programme," he said on the occasion of India's independence day.


"I want to see a modern India, imbued by a scientific temper, where the benefits of modern knowledge flow to all sections of society," he added.

     
   
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Reader's comments(5)
1 Hello Puneet & Paddy , your point taken but do you think other countries are not
capable of doing so Russia who started with USA in space programmes why do you
think they stopped. Right now the money which is available needs to spend more
wisely i think.What trade will develop do you think we will develop space travel
programme?
Posted by: Bhupendra
2 II applaud India's ambition in sending a spcecraft to the moon. but at what
costs? & who pays for this? will the PM himsel desire to go to moon? or his Good
friends in the Congress? or his best supporters? if so why not publish the
entire cost of the project to PUBLIC, being tax payers money?
I would rather see money spent on such an endeavour is not worth at the present
situation, wher Indias majority of the Poppulation live under the POVERTY
lines? Insted invest, in the FREE EDUCATION for the future generations that
will yield more proift to India than such MONEY wasting projects for the present
time? In the interest of Financial Rich Peoples ambitions. Besides INVEST in
SOCIAL PROJECTS- for Seniors, Bodily Handicapped Persons Fundamental requirments
which is lacking in India and could some day file a Suit against INDIA for
violating the fundaamenatal rights of INDIANs?
Posted by: Kamath
3 Bhupendra
You need to look at the big picture. Rather than spending this money on local
initiatives, majority of which ends up siphoned off as bribes and in corruption,
you think to think of the goodwill that a space program and milestones will
generate for India and the consequential ripple effects of it which will trickle
down to the people of India.
It will open doors for more investment into the country, will spawn new
industries and new trade which ultimately will benefit the people of India as a
whole.
Think big!
Posted by: Puneet
4 I applaud India's ambition in sending a spcecraft to the moon. I would rather
see money spent on such an endeavour than in the creation of religious
buildings, or even public art. In the long run, there will be a huge payback for
nations with an active and growing space exporation program. Infinitely higher
than the practical payback from religion and superstition!
Posted by: paddy
5 What does the prime minister of India hope to find on Moon? how will it serve
man kind or for that matter even people of India..Dont waste our money Prime
Minister...
Posted by: bhupendra