Indian Prime Minister Formally Announces Mars Mission

Posted by samzenpus on Wednesday August 15, 2012 @04:32PM from the joining-the-club dept.

neo12 writes in with the news that India plans on being the 6th country to launch a mission to mars. "Making the first formal announcement on the country's Mars mission, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday said India will send a mission to the Red Planet that will mark a huge step in the area of science and technology. 'Recently, the Cabinet has approved the Mars Orbiter Mission. Under this Mission, our spaceship will go near Mars and collect important scientific information,' he said addressing the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort on the occasion of the 66th Independence Day."

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My .02 by DaMattster · 2012-08-16 00:45 · Score: -1, Troll

The Indians have a lot of work to do to improve life for their own population before they even look at a mission to Mars. It is irresponsible for the Indian government to even consider a mission to Mars when so much of India's population lives below the poverty line and the electricity grid is totally inadequate.