Tricolor on Moon: Not guilty your honor!

December 4th, 2008

The proud moment has finally arrived. The Chandrayaan landed its passenger, the Moon Impact Probe (MIP) on the lunar surface on 14th November. India is now one of only four countries to achieve this feat. This is such a moment that makes one feel proud of his / her identity, i.e., being Indian. It also lets us forget all the crap that goes on in everyday life. As expected, lots of voices have been raised in the west whether India could afford such a costly program. They have been answered by the ISRO (as they are directly accountable) and by common Indians whenever they faced such queries on internet forums. Personally, I feel it would be better to ignore such questions as we are well aware of the pros and cons of such missions and we need not justify them to others.






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