GSLV is not a satellite, its the rocket thats going to launch the satellite. India has a very successfull satellite program with first satellite built in early 70's. Since the 80's it is building INSAT series multipurpose telecommunication satellites which were launched either by Russia, ESA or NASA. India's indigenously built remote sensing IRS series satellites rank among the best in the world. It is also launching these using PSLV rockets into the polar orbit. The only thing missing was the capability to launch geosynchronous satellites.
Russia was going to supply them with cryogenic engines which are required to lift the payload to geo orbit, but US threatened sanctions and the deal was called off. The reason given was that India may use these for missiles!!! How about killing the competition, since India can launch satellites at much lower rate commercially for others. This would be a great boost for the third world, and NASA would loose some market. As an Indian, I am proud of it and wish all the success to ISRO. They have worked hard for years to achieve this. Thanks for listening.
I completely agree with T.y. Tso here. Being myself an H1B worker here in the US. Although I know that not all the H1B guys are really skilled people. I have worked at several companies and I have yet to find someone (a native US employee) who really knows his stuff and just doesn't like to talk about cool buzzwords. Also, things like MCSE certs have flooded the market with wannabe who don't know a RJ45 from a RJ11. As tytso said, most of them have "on the surface" knowledge of things but they don't hesitate to call themselves skilled workers. I think the reason is that most of them have not gone through the process of education a 4 yr. college degree imparts on you. Its like trying to read shakespear without first learning the language properly. While all of the H1B workers are college grads, most of them from engineering streams.
I am not trying to defend H1B and guys like me, but this notion, that the shortage of (skilled) IT workers in US is artificial, is completely false. There are a lot of morons out there and I meet with them everyday. You need someone to do the work:)
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GSLV is not a satellite, its the rocket thats going to launch the satellite. India has a very successfull satellite program with first satellite built in early 70's. Since the 80's it is building INSAT series multipurpose telecommunication satellites which were launched either by Russia, ESA or NASA. India's indigenously built remote sensing IRS series satellites rank among the best in the world. It is also launching these using PSLV rockets into the polar orbit. The only thing missing was the capability to launch geosynchronous satellites. Russia was going to supply them with cryogenic engines which are required to lift the payload to geo orbit, but US threatened sanctions and the deal was called off. The reason given was that India may use these for missiles!!! How about killing the competition, since India can launch satellites at much lower rate commercially for others. This would be a great boost for the third world, and NASA would loose some market. As an Indian, I am proud of it and wish all the success to ISRO. They have worked hard for years to achieve this. Thanks for listening.
I completely agree with T .y. Tso here. Being myself an H1B worker here in the US. Although I know that not all the H1B guys are really skilled people. I have worked at several companies and I have yet to find someone (a native US employee) who really knows his stuff and just doesn't like to talk about cool buzzwords. Also, things like MCSE certs have flooded the market with wannabe who don't know a RJ45 from a RJ11. As tytso said, most of them have "on the surface" knowledge of things but they don't hesitate to call themselves skilled workers. I think the reason is that most of them have not gone through the process of education a 4 yr. college degree imparts on you. Its like trying to read shakespear without first learning the language properly. While all of the H1B workers are college grads, most of them from engineering streams.
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I am not trying to defend H1B and guys like me, but this notion, that the shortage of (skilled) IT workers in US is artificial, is completely false. There are a lot of morons out there and I meet with them everyday. You need someone to do the work
Thanks for listening.