Chandrayaan Lifts-off!

The program was initiated in 2003 by PM-Vajpayee during BJP, that has come to a full fruition. We have seen the result of BJP even long after. Go on buddy, congratulate UPA, there is a mission to pull Indians towards the center of the earth. No doubt you congratulate them. Stick on UPA!

LOL dude!!

No doubt, water and food are essential and poverty needs to be tackled. But how about technology off-shoot and benefit to Agriculture such as; Remote sensing, water and mineral mapping exploration, land and water-way management....etc. This mission will bring on enormous benefits. Just as radio astronomical satellite have contributed modern day agile radio-chip that we use in mobile phones every day. Don't you wanna advance and reap benefits?

Well Friend I personally dont feel whatever you said is totally correct. There is work needed to be done onthe point raised by you. And it is well known to all Indians. But let me tell you my friend that this investmen is not et all a waste of money. The money involved will be easily covered by the profits made by this initialtion. as you might have heard that many other countries are involved. So dont worry about the Money. Its a glorious day and we all should have a hi-5 on that. infact we should have initiated a mission like this ages back. But we indians were deep rooted in satellite's used in information bypassing and telecommunication.Bcuz those were the fields in which Indian scientists have digg in their roots.. Anywys finally we are on the right track. thats all i feel...may be your opinion varies.....

I agree & to the reply by Abhishek, I have to say is this: The Launch no doubt is historical, but Aiming for the Moon will not serve any additional purpose. We already have the capabilities of Launching satellites in Geosynchronous orbit & are doing so successfully for other nations as well thus earning quite a lot of revenue. As for the reply from Sunil Sydney I have to say the following: We are already advancing in the mentioned fields. We could have advanced further, by Piggy-Backing our experiments on Launch Vehicles meant for other nations. Thus carrying out our experiments Free of Cost. We are not a representation in the International Space Station Program & this is not going to help at all. A shear waste of Money at this Juncture when India (as well as other nations) are reeling under economic duress. Don't tell me the signs of imminent Economic down-slide were not evident back then. Bottom-Line: When a foreign Nation want to out-source their launch using our Launchers, use their money to fit in our probes etc. DO NOT invest India's money for such endeavors. Instead pump in this money to make India more self-reliant & independent in the true sense.

Are you living in 1980? Projects like these help all of us whether poor or Rich? Do you even know why this mission was launched? The tests onboard will look for helium as a fuel source that is available plenty on moon and should last us a few centuries if it is successful. This will benefit everyone and make our country stronger and self-reliant! What the hell are you talking about?? Educate yourself before you comment!

An oh, this proves can ISRO is advanced and successful. Which can do launches for other countries that will bring revenue to make our country rich which will indirectly help eliminate poverty. Such launches also puts satellites in space that can help poor in remote areas access TV and information thereby educating people.

I will just add to one of my earlier comments to a related article.. To Alap: This mission was conceived ages before the current economic crisis. It would be a blunder to stop the mission mid-way and result in further economic loss. Additionally, this is not just about "finding water on the moon" and related chest thumping. It is more about learning the topography of the moon, the composition and various other scientific projects and for the study of Helium3 which is said to be foud in plenty on the Moon. Besides, its not just India. The PSLV will be piggybacking other microsatellites from foreign countries making this a truly global effort. India did not earn any revenue in whilst doing so -- thereby highlighting the scientific intent. As for WHY spending these ridiculous amounts on missions like this, it is pertinent to note that it is the same WHY that has enabled us to reap the fruits of the scientific revolution that we have seen over the past century. We have also managed to do this at a fraction of the cost incurred by others (including China), giving a lesson or two regarding space economics to these countries. In fact the entire mission did not cost as much as a single Boeing 737-800 aircraft -- to put things into perspective! If someone is averse to all things research, they might as well go back to the stone age where it was all about living, eating and procreating.Yes, there are hungry people here, there are other issues of national importance to be taken care of but does that mean we should stop the wheels of progress? At least, the ISRO is one government organisation that we can proudly claim to be working very well at ths moment. These same missions have sent our INSAT series of satellites which have helped the country economically in the past. I would go to the extent of saying that satellite mapping has helped farmers as well -- albeit indirectly. As far as piggybacking Indias research items on foreig satellites are concerned, do you really think they will do it for free? They MAY.. and that is a big MAY. The Space is now a business with major financial interests and India has done an exemplary thing by not charging a penny for taking the foreign probes on-board.

Well said! Long term, this will generate revenue. This is like the IT revolution that spurned the growth. Had we not invested in engineering colleges to generate technical resources we'd not be where we are. So space is the next step for better medicine, education, revenue, self sustainability.

NUTS like should be kicked where it hurts the most. You will never have a positive attitude to anything. Always will see the wrong side of things. First understand what this mission is all about and them start crapping with you blabber mouth. Did u know that India has launched this mission with 1/4 th the cost from similar missions of other countries. If we find helium on the moons surface, it will be our future source of fuel. The rocket also carries other equipment from nasa which gives us free telemetry tracking of the rocket which otherwise wld have cost us Rs.25000 per hour. The technology used by our space mission is benefitting India in lot of other fields like weather tracking, remote sensing etc which helps in ways beyond your thinking. Yes 400 cr is good amt of money, but i need to ask you one thing, when will people in india realise that it is not at all feasible to beg to the govt for each and everything. Y cant we be self reliant and find solutions to our problems. If we have this attitude, then i dont think we will ever need to discuss such points. Stop begging and start living.

Well by Now Mr Alap you must have understood the various aspects of the mission.thanks for all you guys who have shared so great information which i wasnt familiar. And so we have yet another reason to smile....KUDDOS INDIA as well As ISRO...Great work...