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India's Chandrayaan Lands Impact Probe On the Moon
yaksha writes to tell us that the Indian Space probe, Chandrayaan, has become only the fourth nation to land a probe on the Moon. The 35-kg Moon Impact Probe touched down in what officials are describing as a "perfect operation." "Developed by ISRO's Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre of Thiruvananthapuram, the primary objective of MIP is to demonstrate the technologies required for landing a probe at the desired location on the moon. The probe will help qualify some of the technologies related to future soft landing missions. This apart, scientific exploration of the moon at close distance is also intended using MIP."
Am I the only person who worries that when the Indians start getting their act together instead of subsidizing other countries with cheap intellectual talent that we're done for?
India can put a probe in orbit around the moon and hit it with an impacter. they also have nukes. do i smell another cold war style arms race? i wonder how this makes China and Pakistan feel?
not saying, or hoping, it goes that route. however if you can get stuff to space and get stuff to the moon you can surely hit anything on the earth. India is now another player in that crowd.
ahh.. American Relevance in the new century fades a little more. Just hope we don't go kicking and screaming.
Oh $#@*! They're only 40 years behind us! PUT YOUR BACKS INTO IT, MEN!
I am the richest astronaut ever to win the superbowl.
Ahhhh No.
They are scientists. No social skills (my next door friend works there).
Plus they are answerable only to the government. So their website is just for show.
Greatly skilled, but zero show off or showing off to own countrymen.
You would think they would have a museum or something, but no...their security actually drives you out if you even venture there.
Most indians dont worry or give a damn about these things.
We have more mundane things to worry about: The price of Gas has NOT come down from its rate of $3/- a gallon even when prices have declined worldwide. Our treasury guys say this is to recoup losses they had earlier!!!
Excusseee me! Since when was government run with profit in mind.
So in next 4 months we have elections where we plan to vote out these bastards and vote in some right wing nuts.
BTW we repealed our PATRIOT ACT 3 years ago, These right wing nuts will bring it back which we don;t want.
"Doing what i can, with what i have." ~ Burt Gummer
This probe is in reality the cornerstone for the first "Quickie Mart" on the moon!
Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.........
The Indian Anal Probe?
--Toll_Free