Comments on: Off to the Moon http://varnam.org/blog/2008/10/off_to_the_moon/ History, Current Affairs & Books Sat, 19 Sep 2009 20:39:01 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Destination Infinity http://varnam.org/blog/2008/10/off_to_the_moon/comment-page-1/#comment-2982 Destination Infinity Sat, 01 Nov 2008 16:51:49 +0000 http://varnam.org/blog/?p=1502#comment-2982 That was an interesting piece of news. It was indeed good to learn the beginnings of the Silicon Valley. I never thought that NASA and Silicon valley had anything in common! But I don't think that may have big consequences for Indian Space Research, as they are not doing anything new and borrowing a lot of technology from the West (Maybe even from the East - Russia). But we could at least be proud that we were able to replicate the model. There is one more advantage of such showcasing - We may get more orders to launch satellites of other countries. This is commercially advantageous. Destination Infinity That was an interesting piece of news. It was indeed good to learn the beginnings of the Silicon Valley. I never thought that NASA and Silicon valley had anything in common! But I don’t think that may have big consequences for Indian Space Research, as they are not doing anything new and borrowing a lot of technology from the West (Maybe even from the East – Russia). But we could at least be proud that we were able to replicate the model. There is one more advantage of such showcasing – We may get more orders to launch satellites of other countries. This is commercially advantageous.

Destination Infinity

]]> By: froginthewell http://varnam.org/blog/2008/10/off_to_the_moon/comment-page-1/#comment-2981 froginthewell Thu, 23 Oct 2008 12:49:53 +0000 http://varnam.org/blog/?p=1502#comment-2981 None of those stupidos will ever say that English literature or history shouldn't get Government funding. Many of such fellas don't believe in "national borders" but will never demand that US or Europe address poverty in other countries instead of focusing on their own space research. Of course they will say that about Sanskrit literature, but for different reasons. So it is not that these guys have any genuine concern for the poor, or a problem with research. They don't like India to be powerful. Period. None of those stupidos will ever say that English literature or history shouldn’t get Government funding.

Many of such fellas don’t believe in “national borders” but will never demand that US or Europe address poverty in other countries instead of focusing on their own space research.

Of course they will say that about Sanskrit literature, but for different reasons.

So it is not that these guys have any genuine concern for the poor, or a problem with research. They don’t like India to be powerful. Period.

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