India and U.S. to explore the moon

salman wrote: ak_m_f wrote: salman wrote: ak_m_f wrote: 'No space for Indian astronaut in US shuttle' (IANS) 10 May 2006 BANGALORE � Even as the second Indian American astronaut Sunita Williams braces up to board the US space shuttle later this year, there is no seat available in Nasa space missions to fly an Indian astronaut, a top official of the US agency said yesterday. no problem. whatever may happen may be for good of india. you never know mishap might happen with this shuttle as well. insha Allah a day will come when india will make its own space shuttle First eliminate caste system, India needs to work on Satisfying basic needs of its people. but there is no harm in dreaming. again ak ! what has caste system to do with science and technology?

I dont think you get my post, I am not anti India or any thing like that.

Do you know about Maslows theory of basic needs?

first you need basic need like food, shelter, and water.

India is not strong enought financially to support a massive space program when majority of its people are malnutrished.

Cast system has to do with this a lot, if inda wants to join a superpower club then first take care of problems at home, end racism first then think about space programs.

People need basic needs first, what will landing a guy on moon gonna do? how it will help average person?

india depends of foreign aids to support its people.

. In 1980 this aid totaled nearly US$1.5 billion and reached US$2.5 billion in 1990. In 1992 Western aid reached a new height: US$3.9 billion, which represented 49.8 percent of all Western multilateral and bilateral aid given to South Asian nations that year

As another example, Bill Gates announced in November 2002 a massive donation of $100 million to India over ten years to fight AIDS there.

If you can spend billions of dollars to have an space programm then what kind of message you send to public? what making a rocket is more important then average joe?

ak_m_f posted:

"People need basic needs first, what will landing a guy on moon gonna do? how it will help average person?"

While you are absolutely correct in stating that people need basics, such as food, clothing, and shelter, it is also true they need good paying employment.  I think Salman is right in his thinking.  This agreement between India and NASA will most likely provide thousands of very high paying jobs for the people of India.  This scientific and cooperative effort could well be the beginning of India (and her people) becoming more prosperous and able to have purchasing power to provide themselves with the basic needs of life....and more.  Time will tell, but I see it in a very optimistic light for India.  I truly hope this is a sound and prosperous effort for them.

God's Peace,

Patty

ak_m_f wrote: salman wrote: you know ak, indian people are very thoughful and adventurous. even if a beggar sees an indian person on the moon, he may become so happy that may be he may be his hunger may get extinguished by looking at that. Is this guy funny or what ?!

really...i am not joking....come to india....indian people are different than others....they are lovely, very thoughtful, adventurous...

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ak_m_f wrote: salman_s wrote: they are lovely, very thoughtful, adventurous... not all of them. What about the mobs of Indian ppl killing Sikhs after operation blue star? remember how the mobs of people ambushed muslims going to Paksitan in 1947? just recently mobs of your "lovely" & "thoughtful" people committed genocide in Gujarat. Instead of spending big bucks on a rocket wouldnt it be wise to first educate people ? and ending racism?

i am talking about the majority of indian population...

they are lovely, very thoughtful, adventurous...