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Such a poorly worded article, replete with grammatical errors. No close-up pictures of the "shuttle." Strange. (And I'm not talking about a generic long range

Such a poorly worded article, replete with grammatical errors. No close-up pictures of the "shuttle." Strange. (And I'm not talking about a generic long range picture of a rocket taking off either.) The episode has the smell of government propaganda.

slaxman 10y ago
'No pictures of the "shuttle." Strange.' The picture clearly shows a 'winged' rocket as described in the article. "The episode has the smell of government propaganda." Not sure from where you get the smell of government propaganda. ISRO has been credited for some of the most successful launches. They sent a probe to mars in the first attempt. There seem to be smart folks working there.
mangamadaiyan 10y ago
I don't understand the downvotes. There's always a place for contrasting opinions, and /especially/ when they're expressed politely, they deserve a polite response. I have the same doubts. I'd love to see a picture of the real thing.
- joe563323 10y ago
  How to downvote. I am not able to see the downvote option in the comment section.
  - kranner 10y ago
    There's a karma/points threshold before you can see the downvote option.
- pjc50 10y ago
  It's not really all that polite, it's dismissing it as propaganda. The article is quite clear that this is the very beginning of the programme. Here's a picture from a link in this thread: http://www.isro.gov.in/sites/default/files/galleries/Reusable%20Launch%20Vehicle-Technology%20Demonstrator%20%28RLV-TD%29%20Images/5c330.jpg http://www.isro.gov.in/sites/default/files/galleries/Reusabl... Remember, it's a scale model!
arjun1296 10y ago
Gravity movies budget was 100 million USD and ISRO's mars mission budget was 75 million USD. So I don't get the smell of government propaganda. After all India ain't North Korea.
shripadk 10y ago
Here is the initial video footage of the RLV-TD: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LsK5um-hDw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LsK5um-hDw

slaxman 10y ago

'No pictures of the "shuttle." Strange.' The picture clearly shows a 'winged' rocket as described in the article. "The episode has the smell of government propaganda." Not sure from where you get the smell of government propaganda. ISRO has been credited for some of the most successful launches. They sent a probe to mars in the first attempt. There seem to be smart folks working there.

mangamadaiyan 10y ago

I don't understand the downvotes. There's always a place for contrasting opinions, and /especially/ when they're expressed politely, they deserve a polite response. I have the same doubts. I'd love to see a picture of the real thing.

joe563323 10y ago
How to downvote. I am not able to see the downvote option in the comment section.
- kranner 10y ago
  There's a karma/points threshold before you can see the downvote option.
pjc50 10y ago
It's not really all that polite, it's dismissing it as propaganda. The article is quite clear that this is the very beginning of the programme. Here's a picture from a link in this thread: http://www.isro.gov.in/sites/default/files/galleries/Reusable%20Launch%20Vehicle-Technology%20Demonstrator%20%28RLV-TD%29%20Images/5c330.jpg http://www.isro.gov.in/sites/default/files/galleries/Reusabl... Remember, it's a scale model!

arjun1296 10y ago

Gravity movies budget was 100 million USD and ISRO's mars mission budget was 75 million USD. So I don't get the smell of government propaganda. After all India ain't North Korea.

shripadk 10y ago

Here is the initial video footage of the RLV-TD: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LsK5um-hDw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LsK5um-hDw