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Planning Phase Complete For Indian Moon Mission
alphakappa writes "According to news reports, India's low-cost moon mission -- Chandrayan -- has completed its planning phase and will be deployed in 2007-2008 as planned. The interesting aspect is that the entire mission is expected to cost only around USD 88 million. How do you think space technology will change as a result of these low cost missions, satellites and space vehicles?"
For example, the $350 billion a year of military spending might have bought the country quite a lot of educational institutions, hospitals or whatever.
Which would make great bases of operations for Islamic militants, since there would be nobody to stop them ...
But seriously (or, at least, something you might listen to) the US spends more on education than anybody (in our weight class, anyway, tiny kingdoms or whatever don't count). Some of our worst schools spend the most. Money is not the problem.
Southland Corp., owner of 7/11 stores, was up $1.50/share today in news that there is no competition for their stores on the moon! In other news, Southland announced a new Slurpee(TM) training center opened in conjunction with India's planned space program...
Chandrayan==all your jobs are belong to us.
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I - I took the one the bus load of girls just went down.