Re: India’s mars mission countdown…
Peace bro TLK
If you look at each of these … None of them were invented as a result of space travel, but were invented for space travel … In other words they were all invented without going into space or did not rely on space travel to be invented/useful.
Certain things that you could argue that had space travel not taken place they would have been impossible to be realised … Include:
- Satellites … For communications, maps, weather forecasting and military installations.
- Hubble telescope … No aberration from atmosphere and large lens to capture highest quality astronomical imagery.
There are these applications that are relevant …
My argument is not that there is no benefit … It is that the benefit to cost is not justifiable yet for some of the more outlandish ideas … However, given the way we treat the Earth at the moment looking for another home might be prudent … But I think it is greater challenge to end corruption, increase awareness in taking care of our environment, preserving life and the family unit, etiquettes and moral systems … I feel that if Pakistan can be a pioneer of those things and let other countries be the pioneers of things like space travel then I think we will have put the correct focus where it is most due … Being able to execute the mission that India executed is a sign of high level expertise and nothing can take that away from them …