Thursday, November 09, 2006
India (possibly) Approves Manned Space Mission by 2014
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh gave the nod for a manned mission after ISRO chairman G Madhavan Nair made a presentation last week.
Some say this is "the best news this decade".
The Indian Space Agency has about the same amount of funds available as Russia.
The Indian "Technology Experiment Satellite" has an image resolution of 1m or less, making India the only country after US to offer such high-resolution images commercially. ISRO is unique amongst space programmes for its focus on developmental applications such as educational broadcasting and remote sensing.
In addition, the ISRO is arguably the most financially successful space programme, with very cheap development and launch capabilities, and a budget of which 45% spent goes to Indian industry - it is arguable that the ISRO has paid for itself several times over already, not just in terms of success, but also in terms of commercial return.
For all those who complain about India spending big bucks on its space program, The Scientific Indian has a list of updates about the space program's plans for this year which includes two cartography satellites, a satellite based 'total disaster management system', a few communication satellites and a satellite launch for the European Union."
IMO: Maybe it is a good idea, my own mind is open either way on this.
Some say this is "the best news this decade".
The Indian Space Agency has about the same amount of funds available as Russia.
The Indian "Technology Experiment Satellite" has an image resolution of 1m or less, making India the only country after US to offer such high-resolution images commercially. ISRO is unique amongst space programmes for its focus on developmental applications such as educational broadcasting and remote sensing.
In addition, the ISRO is arguably the most financially successful space programme, with very cheap development and launch capabilities, and a budget of which 45% spent goes to Indian industry - it is arguable that the ISRO has paid for itself several times over already, not just in terms of success, but also in terms of commercial return.
For all those who complain about India spending big bucks on its space program, The Scientific Indian has a list of updates about the space program's plans for this year which includes two cartography satellites, a satellite based 'total disaster management system', a few communication satellites and a satellite launch for the European Union."
IMO: Maybe it is a good idea, my own mind is open either way on this.
# posted by uv : 9:50 AM
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