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The "west" is busy with their political agendas. Mr Trump thinks Mars is a part of moon. And NASA isn't getting funding due to myriad reasons Countries like I
by thewhitetulip 7y ago
The "west" is busy with their political agendas.
Mr Trump thinks Mars is a part of moon. And NASA isn't getting funding due to myriad reasons
Countries like India take pride in space achivements and defense related ones
That's why India China are shooting ahead while west is seemingly lagging behind
I read somewhere that ISRO is able to launch satellites at fraction of a cost as compared to SpaceX.
- sgift 7y ago"Shooting ahead" == repeating what the west did 50 years ago. Interesting definition of shooting ahead. The west (as if that's even a coherent body for topics like this) has many problems. Being overtaken by India isn't one of them. So far it's all "we want to do this, we want to do that" - I want to be a billionaire, doesn't make me one. We'll see if they can pull it off. > I read somewhere that ISRO is able to launch satellites at fraction of a cost as compared to SpaceX. Extraordinary claims require extraordinary proof.
- thewhitetulip 7y agoWell, shooting ahead of themselves :) I didn't say West is lagging behind India or India shooting ahead of the "west" Our competition is with ourselves and not with others. Coming to cost of ISRO vs SpaceX > There is also a big difference in terms of cost per mission. For example, the Falcon 9 launch vehicle’s cost per launch comes up to $62 million, while ISRO’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) costs roughly $15 million per launch. Source: https://www.thequint.com/tech-and-auto/tech-news/isro-vs-spacex-where-does-indias-premier-space-agency-stand https://www.thequint.com/tech-and-auto/tech-news/isro-vs-spa...