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Faceman · 08-23-2003, 02:34 PM

Again some of you are IMHO missing the point.
This launch was not about space travel or about exploration.
Launching satellites is
1. good business
2. necessary business
which means that in our modern society every country needs satellites (for phone, TV, weather, intelligence,...) and by launching your own rockets you take one step away from being dependent on other countries' know-how. This is what India tries to do to. Making your country more independent in any possible economical way is to fortify your global political position.
This is not like the US-Russian space race where it was about who got first.
Nobody is still honestly racing for the 4th, 5th or 23rd place when the winners are at the aftershow party already.

08-23-2003, 02:34 PM	#7
Faceman Hathor Join Date: February 18, 2002 Location: Vienna Age: 43 Posts: 2,248	Again some of you are IMHO missing the point. This launch was not about space travel or about exploration. Launching satellites is 1. good business 2. necessary business which means that in our modern society every country needs satellites (for phone, TV, weather, intelligence,...) and by launching your own rockets you take one step away from being dependent on other countries' know-how. This is what India tries to do to. Making your country more independent in any possible economical way is to fortify your global political position. This is not like the US-Russian space race where it was about who got first. Nobody is still honestly racing for the 4th, 5th or 23rd place when the winners are at the aftershow party already. __________________ \"I am forever spellbound by the frailty of life\"<br /><br /> Faceman