Dear Suresh and Vishal, Though Chandrayaan-I has been sent to the moon for collecting data on Air, Water,Soil and its Mineral components etc. - all that is required for human survival yet it is a scientific and technological feat/ achievement of a country in which it establishes its capabilities before the World. It will put India in the group of Nations who have all kinds of potential - Scientific, Technological, Economic, etc. It is like a child passing his exams and establishing himself at a certain level in the society. I hope you understand what I mean. The attitude of the society towards the child gets fixed on the basis of the marks/ grades obtained by the student.
Such experiments also enhance the knowledge base of the Human Society and raises the intellectual level of that country in particular. Just take Newton, Einstein, Faraday, Shakespeare or Kalidas for example. What they did and what did they get? Such activities have other meanings also. Developments of this kind are used for both peaceful as well as Defence/ Offence purposes. I hope you remember the Star Wars programme of the US. The War Theaters created by them in Vietnam, Afghanistan, Iraq were created as testing grounds for their experimental results and capabilities. India , being where it is, cannot think of a Military Use of the outcome but it certainly will be used for good purposes. A question always remains about the negative effects of these heavy expenditures particularly on the wretched of the Earth. What do they get?. I can only say here that all such experimentation get their guidance and support from the Socio-Politico-Economic forces of a Society. Therefore, it is dependent on these forces as to whether and how the benefits of the Space experiments will benefit the different sections and strata of the Society. Dr.V.N.Sharma 2008/10/23 sureshnair_v <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Dear Friends, > > > Without undermining the brilliant efforts of our scientists, i would > like to question the utility of Chandrayaan.does it have any long > term purpose and benefits for the Indain Space research program?? > > Is the mission to land on moon really more important than > say,launching sattelites to enhance our communications,defence > abilities?? I wonder.............. > > > suresh nair > > > > --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], "Dr.V.N. Sharma" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > A Press Release from ISRO is posted in the link on the Launching > of the > > Mission Chandrayaan-I. This provides sufficient information with > some detail > > even for a lay person to understand the Mission's Objectives. > Members > > interested in Space Science & Tech may go through the ISRO's Press > Release. > > > > The information from Space ref. com is also available in my blog > > http://sharmavn.blogspot.com/ > > > > Dr.V.N.Sharma > > ************************* > > PSLV-C11 Successfully Launches Chandrayaan-1 > > http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=26771 > > > > "In its fourteenth flight conducted from Satish Dhawan Space > Centre (SDSC) > > SHAR, Sriharikota > > this morning (October 22, 2008), the Indian Space Research > Organisation's > > (ISRO's) Polar Satellite > > Launch Vehicle, PSLV-C11, successfully launched the 1380 kg > Chandrayaan-1 > > spacecraft into a > > transfer orbit with a perigee (nearest point to Earth) of 255 km > and an > > apogee (farthest point to > > Earth) of 22,860 km, inclined at an angle of 17.9 deg to the > equator." > > -- > > Dr.V.N.Sharma > > http://canvas.nowpos.com/vnsharma > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > -- Dr.V.N.Sharma http://canvas.nowpos.com/vnsharma
