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India announces first manned space mission by 2016

by Amitjha | January 27, 2010 at 10:27 pm

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India, a developing country, is planning to send man in space by the end of 2016. The expected cost would be Rs 124 Billion. Well, the planners must have something in mind regarding the mission, what they wnat to achieve, a sense of pride in this rat race of greatness or the well being of people.

India's space agency has said it will launch its first manned mission to space in 2016.

A senior official of the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) in Bangalore said that two astronauts would take part.

"We are preparing for the manned space flight," Isro Chairman K Radhakrishnan told reporters.

"We will design and develop the space module for the manned mission in the next four years," he said.

Observers say India is emerging as a major player in the multi-billion dollar space market.

In September it launched seven satellites in a single mission, nearly a month after the country's inaugural Moon mission was aborted.

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Uwe Paschen

at 01:39 on January 28th, 2010

India is making great advances, I just wish, it would do the same in social matters and reduce the great discrepancy that still exist between the wealthy minority and the extreme poor majority of the population.

Amitjha

at 02:13 on January 28th, 2010

People participation is increasing, and hope in coming years the participation will pay economic dividend.

Iffy (not verified)

at 03:51 on January 28th, 2010

Here's a challenge: why doesn't India also pledge to provide flush toilets and clean water and food for all its citizens by 2016 as well? Wouldn't that be an amazing accomplishment, rather than doing something that has already been done (putting brown men into space).