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An Indian On the Moon By 2020

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the joining-the-club dept.

turgid writes, "The Hindustan Times reports that the Indian Space Research Organization plans to land an Indian on the Moon by 2020. First, experiments will be conducted to launch, orbit, and recover a capsule. Plans are to launch an Indian into space in 2014. Manned orbital missions will be launched, initially for a day, but eventually lasting a week or more. Expeditions to the Moon are expected to last 15 days to a month." The article doesn't estimate the cost of such a program. The US Apollo program cost about $135 billion (in 2006 dollars), according to Wikipedia.

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  1. First Lunar Casino by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    ... oh, you meant the other kind

    1. Re:First Lunar Casino by eclectro · · Score: 4, Funny

      ... oh, you meant the other kind

      Yea, they're gonna put a call center on the moon. Nobody will ever know.

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    2. Re:First Lunar Casino by ettlz · · Score: 4, Funny
      ...in North London, what is where I live...

      I declare you genuine!

  2. Americans beaten to space again by BadAnalogyGuy · · Score: 5, Funny

    Americans haven't been to the Moon in decades. I think we could possibly recruit Indians for space travel here in the U.S., but I think they'd have reservations.

  3. Re: More space for call centres by noigmn · · Score: 4, Funny
    Exactly, so why is this necessary then?


    When you take into account that India's population is over 1 000 000 000, the answer is obvious...

    They must have run out of space for call centres.

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  4. An Indian on the moon by 2020 by Rogerborg · · Score: 4, Funny

    All his extended family and friends by 2021.

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  5. PLEASE HELP....URGENT!!! by 4D6963 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Hi Friends,

    Request some urgent help with this matter.

    Am on moon, and I would like to know the procedure in getting back to Earth. I have been landed rocketship, how can i do. Please somebody can help me with my condition?

    Please kindly advice.

    Rashpal

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  6. I can just hear it... by steevo.com · · Score: 5, Funny

    "Thiruvananthapuram, we are having a problem!"