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And I disagree with that point. India is a large country. I believe having a space program is a sensible long term investment. A space program is not a luxury.
by geon 10y ago
And I disagree with that point. India is a large country. I believe having a space program is a sensible long term investment.
A space program is not a luxury.
- douche 10y agoInvestments in space are an investment in the future of mankind. In a sense, a big chunk of the funds in either space exploration or international aid are effectively lit on fire - except in one case, it's in literal burning rocket fuel, and in the other wanton corruption... It's not like the USA or USSR didn't have their share of problems or pockets of crushing poverty when they were engaging in the space race, either.
- omonra 10y agoI guess the point is that some benchmark should be used to determine whether a country is rich enough to take care of it s citizens. You and the commenter above disagree whether space program can be considered such metric.