tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2007509643610309350.post372507051746952990..comments2024-01-22T10:47:38.507+05:30Comments on As I Please: End of the Shuttle EraRahul Basuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07751088048215388592noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2007509643610309350.post-61359739926334100932010-06-08T22:57:28.003+05:302010-06-08T22:57:28.003+05:30In spite of all the "final frontier" stu...In spite of all the "final frontier" stuff about manned space flights, any rational thinking about space exploration leads to the inevitable conclusion that this is best left to robots and smart machines. Manned spsce flight is patently an absurdity. That's why India is busy getting into it, at all costs. Tom Lehrer sang, of Werner von Braun, "Venn the rockets go up, who cares vhere zey come down?". In our case it's "When padma bhushans and vibhushans are at stake (for the top guns of ISRO), who cares how futile the exercise is?"vbalkihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16190962127952161679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2007509643610309350.post-48436994442325204702010-06-04T16:10:31.684+05:302010-06-04T16:10:31.684+05:30This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2007509643610309350.post-7493217677837319932010-06-02T14:52:45.314+05:302010-06-02T14:52:45.314+05:30You say:
...But a manned space program is hardly t...You say:<br /><i>...But a manned space program is hardly the kind of venture that countries like China and India should be getting into.</i><br /><br />Well said!Ananthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12974808252913561726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2007509643610309350.post-36157907242329638162010-06-01T21:29:22.331+05:302010-06-01T21:29:22.331+05:30Manned flights capture the imagination. This capt...Manned flights capture the imagination. This captures the interest and, captures the rupees. There are real dividends, now, on earth as it is in the heavens and brings them this day their daily bread. Unmanned? None of those things. How do you change this equation?AmOKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17351322682932613136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2007509643610309350.post-33584354748377759272010-06-01T18:56:40.522+05:302010-06-01T18:56:40.522+05:30I agree. Specially when India wants to conduct spa...I agree. Specially when India wants to conduct space exploration for scientific purposes, whoever heard of scientific experiments being done once in every country? The resources could be spent for far better purposes.Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03186014514110985045noreply@blogger.com