@someperson : Disagree with you again as in the comments here. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7964499 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7964499 You ar

@someperson : Disagree with you again as in the comments here. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7964499 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7964499 You are making vague assumptions and supporting with unscientific proof. Using phrases like "there is clear lack" or "clearly visible" etc. doesn't make your assumptions true. What's funny is that you are picking up random pictures from media and using that as evidence. There's The official word from ISRO is that they comply with 'planetary protection' requirements. "ISRO said the spacecraft was built according to the planetary protection implementation requirements specified for ‘orbiter’ category of missions." SOURCE : http://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/mom.. http://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/mom.... Some articles speculate about the rigorousness but can't confirm. Implying it doesn't exceed them doesn't equate to skipping the sterilization. Besides, it's carrying satellites from developed countries (France, Germany, Canada & Singapore), which I doubt would be complicit in creating an international controversy.