India has successfully launched a spacecraft to the Red Planet - with the aim of becoming the fourth space agency to reach Mars.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-24729073


What a fucking disgrace.

What's so disgraceful about it?

That Australia's never been involved in space and no Australian has been to space, perhaps?

The fact that they can afford a space program and yet millions in India are without clean water and electricity. AND the fact that this is probably where most of Britian's financial aid went into.

Think this comment sums it up.

"Millions starving, living in ghettos ,India spends Aid
from UK tax payers to fund a rocket to Mars ?

Disgrace? :lol:

-PB

I personally being to India and seeing the vast gulf in class between the poor and the rich would call it a disgrace, that amount of money is used on a space program for the sake of a space program instead of providing shelters and clean water for millions of civilians.

I don't think it is money wasted. Things like this drive innovation and creative thinking, some of which can be later utilised on other things like fixing the poverty cycle in that country. The way I see it is that this is just another path towards the same destination.

I'd worry more about the billions on their nuclear program. The benefits of having a space program are well documented, but if it's even just to lift the spirits of people in the gutters but looking at the stars it's worth it.

Couple of facts from the Reddit thread on the matter;

1. India's Space organization receives only .34% of the governments budget.
2. The mission itself only costs around 27 Million US
3. The ISRO is also largely self funded through the sale of Satelite Imagery and etc.

And they cut down on testing and training costs by using Kerbal Space Program.

Millions live below the poverty line in the U.S as well, don't see similar outrage at NASA

You know what's really messed up? They have to call the US for tech support.

You have to give credit to India for being the first country to send a rocket to Mars before implementing a sewer system.

You have to give credit to India for being the first country to send a rocket to Mars before appearing at a World Cup.

:d

Only because it was too expensive

Great, one step closer to populating Mars with I.T. / Customer Service Operators

Nazeem Hussain where are you?