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Post by Wes on Feb 3, 2010 19:08:38 GMT 10
India plans manned space flight in 2016.
NEW DELHI (UPI) -- India's space agency says it needs $4.8 billion to put two astronauts in orbit for seven days in 2016.
The Indian Space Research Organization has asked the federal government to approve the project, which would involve no help from foreign countries, CNN reported Friday.
An astronaut training facility would be built in southern India in preparation for the flight.
India plans in 2012 to launch a second version of Chandrayaan, the moon probe launched in 2008 that completed 3,400 lunar orbits and accomplished most of its scientific goals before mysteriously vanishing last year, the space agency said.
Chandrayaan-1 carried payloads from Bulgaria, the United States and Europe in its search to identify chemical compositions of lunar rocks.
Copyright 2010 by United Press International
Seems the conquest of space isn't quite over.
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Post by Wes Gear on Feb 4, 2010 2:19:50 GMT 10
i'm guessing the next step will be india announcing it will be building giant telemarketing and product support sites on the moon.
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Post by shatnerswig on Feb 4, 2010 4:08:21 GMT 10
and a little known fact is that all their rockets are powered with curry....
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Post by Wes Gear on Feb 4, 2010 4:38:50 GMT 10
as well it should be. many a man has been sent into orbit from their ceramic launchpads after eating too much indian food.
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Post by brillbilly on Feb 4, 2010 22:26:40 GMT 10
im glad india is heading for space,with BT i talk to them all the time lol
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