> Then they launch this rocket and it seems meaningful by then. Why do you think that India should launch rockets only after all its socio-economic problems ar

> Then they launch this rocket and it seems meaningful by then. Why do you think that India should launch rockets only after all its socio-economic problems are fixed? There's no need to serialize them; they can all go hand in hand. Investing money in classical engineering and science might in fact help in alleviating said problems. I, for one, don't mind government pouring money into ISRO. I am eagerly looking forward to Mars Orbiter in October, GSLV in December, SRE-2 and IRNS launches next year :)