Indians ... iiiinnn ... spaaaaace!

[unixronin]

India has become the newest player in space beyond Earth orbit.  The Indian designed and built Chandrayaan-1 successfully launched today carrying 11 scientific payloads, destined for Lunar orbit.  India's future plans include launching Chandrayaan-2 by 2012 to land an automated rover on the Moon, launching a manned mission by 2015, and a manned Moon mission by 2020.

Do I hear any bets India has astronauts on the Moon before the US makes it back there?

Comments

[fruitylips.livejournal.com]

I wouldn't bet on NASA, but if someone figures out a way it is profitable to go there, I'll bet on an American company making it first.

[unixronin.livejournal.com]

Not impossible, but going from manned sub-orbital flights and orbiting unmanned instrument packages to a manned moon landing and return is a pretty big project, and making it profitable in business terms is a big "if".