Indian Moon Mission to Have Landing Component

Anil Kandangath writes "Last month, it was announced that the Indian moon mission Chandrayan I would have a component that would land on the moon to function as an impactor. 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."

Comments

Lies...

[Anonymous Coward]

Allow me to translate:

[...] which includes two spy satellites, a satellite based 'total spy management system', a few spy satellites and a spy satellite launch for the European Union."

The Gig is Up

[MrAsstastic]

Hellooooo, the U.S. never landed on the moon. I strongly doubt India will ever have any success either.

On the plus side...

[mikeophile]

Even a failed mission can function as an impactor.

New outsourcing ideas.

[millwall]

I'm sure this is just the first step to outsource NASA to India.

Problems

[wertarbyte]

"Bangalore, we have a problem..." - "Please describe your problem." - "We are leaking oxygen" - "Try restarting your landing computer" (Yes, I know this mission is not manned)

Re:Problems

[Dabido]

"Bangalore, we have a problem..." - "Please describe your problem." - "We are leaking oxygen" - "Try restarting your landing computer"

Doesn't happen till Chandrayan XIII, (as you know) and it actually goes like this:
"Bangalore, we have a problem..."
"Please describe your problem."
"We're leaking oxygen"
"Okay, I am raising an incident number for you, please write this down. 9856134. If a service technician doesn't contact you within twenty four hours, please phone back quoting the incident number."
"But, we're losing oxygen fast! We need assistance NOW!"
"I will put it down as urgent, but our service level agreement did specify a twenty four hour turn around on any problem. If you need assistance badly, you will have to purchase Gold or Platinum support."
"Can you put me through to your manager?"
"I am sorry, he is in a meeting at the moment. You can call back in an hour when he will be available?"
"Okay, I'll purchase the damn platinum support! How much is it?"
"I do not know that answer. I will put you through to the sales team. Please hold. If you get cut off, you can phone back but press option two when you are asked for the department."

CLICK RIIIIIIING RIIIIIIIING CLICK

"Hello, this is the sales department. All our sales technicians are currently busy. You have been put in a priority queue. Your call is important to us, so please hold the line. At present the the waiting time is [Robotic voice] - TWO - HOURS [Human voice] ,so please stay on the line and a sales technician will be with you shortly."

CLICK BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP

[On the spaceship Chandrayan XIII]

"So Captain, what do they say?"
"They say we're gonna die!"

Who needs the Quik-E-Mart

[AussieBastard]

"How accurately the impactor will land could be a technological trial for future soft landings"

In other words, the space equivalent of "thank you, come again"?

India is a attention seeker

[Hosting Geek]

First it was the 2Mbit/s for $2.30USD now its the Moon landing Mission

Re:Wrong priorities

[Aldric]

The real reason people from the US complain about this is that Americans think they own space.

Re:Wrong priorities

[Ostie]

Only in Soviet Russia they own space.
Also only old people in Korea don't launch their own satellites.

Re:Indian priorities

[Anonymous Coward]

When amerikish can pass off as English, Hinglish does handsomely too.