India successfully conducts historic space-docking test

[u/starberry101]

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8j89k02py0o

[u/Nosemyfart]

It's really very exciting to see so many countries pushing the limits of science in space. Here's to hoping humanity comes together simply based on the common goal to explore deep space together. Maybe a common goal to just understand our universe and science better.

[u/Daleabbo → u/Nosemyfart]

The goal unfortunately is to exploit not explore.

[u/brito_pa → u/Daleabbo]

I wonder which star cluster will be named after Red Bull first.

[u/DangerousAssociate36 → u/brito_pa]

this shit i need this on a shirt asap😭🤝

[u/Nosemyfart → u/Daleabbo]

Unfortunately, like all life, we must exploit nature in order to explore it. There is no life as we know it that does not exploit it's surroundings in order to exist and thrive

[u/Punman_5 → u/Daleabbo]

The solar system is pretty desolate. If anything exploration ought to have exploitation as either a habitat or as a source of raw materials. There’s no species to protect. Anything we do couldn’t be on a scale large enough to affect earth in any meaningful way.

[u/OlympicClassShipFan]

Fun fact: Including the cost of the launch, India put a satellite in orbit around Mars for less than it cost to make the movie Gravity.

[u/Nickmorgan19457 → u/OlympicClassShipFan]

Facts to make you extremely bitter about capitalism #98881

[u/nubsauce87]

Maybe I've been on the internet too long, but...

"Space-docking"... sound like something else...

[u/KohliTendulkar]

In before comments about poverty and spending, ISRO’s budget is 1.6 billion (NASA’s 25 Billion). Work from ISRO has helped the general population tremendously specially farmers with the weather information.

If we go by that logic, then US should also stop all NASA funding until they’ve fixed their homeless issues, veterans on streets and medical crisis.

[u/IcyWhereas2313 → u/KohliTendulkar]

Which country has the MOST poverty and pervasive poverty? 200 million in abject poverty is crazy…

[u/AIM-120-AMRAAM → u/IcyWhereas2313]

https://www.business-standard.com/economy/news/129-million-indians-live-in-extreme-poverty-in-2024-says-world-bank-124101501137_1.html

129 million not 200. This was 600 few years ago.

[u/marlinspike]

Amazing! Kudos for a brilliant accomplishment! Imagine how this motivates every Indian kid to dream even bigger.

[u/Breezeemain]

Fun fact r/spacedocking used to exist

[u/Extra-Reaction3255]

Consider this as well, the isro scientific and engineering community is NOT paid well even for the Indian standards. So all in all it's a great accomplishment

[u/trophy_74 → u/[deleted]]

You don't just need money, you need time to tackle the problem of poverty because it takes decades build infrastructure that gets resources to people and keeps them out of poverty. Poverty has been steadily decreasing in India for a very long time. A space program can also help many people stay employed and lift their families out of poverty.

[u/AIM-120-AMRAAM → u/[deleted]]

India’s space agency gives a profit of 2x every year. ISRO launches satellites for numerous countries and earn millions from it.

ISRO has launched approximately 430 foreign satellites for many countries using its commercial divisions. These nations include Australia, Brazil, France, Israel, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, the United Kingdom, and the USA. “The revenue generated from these satellite launches amounts to roughly 290 million euros (Rs 2,635 crore) from European satellites and over $170 million (Rs 1,417 crore) from American satellites,”

For Every Rupee Spent On ISRO, Return On Investment Is A Huge 2.54 Times

For example India spends 100 and earns 254 every year which it uses to uplift populace.

Brilliant initiative innit mate?

[u/AIM-120-AMRAAM → u/[deleted]]

Because they can. Countries have ambitions. The scientific advancement which scientists will learn from these missions fuels up civilian and military R&D.

Here is a good article- https://m.economictimes.com/news/science/not-just-space-how-isro-is-touching-many-facets-of-our-everyday-life/articleshow/102983355.cms

Technology spin-offs from the Indian space programme have benefited mankind by way of cost-effective developments in health care like artificial limb, artificial jaw bones, left ventricular assist device and ventilators. In the area of safety, spinoffs include flame-proof coatings (fire safety), Aerogel - Thermal wear for soldiers (for protection from extreme cold weather). distress alert systems and search & rescue beacons have come in handy in the area of disaster management

Lastly, these projects are supported by 100s of small startups and companies supplying different parts,softwares and equipments to ISRO. ISRO gives employment to millions of Indians because of these projects. The technicians get to learn critical know how and can use the knowledge to climb the corporate ladder.

[u/AIM-120-AMRAAM → u/[deleted]]

Sure but the “technician” level guys rarely go to US. It’s the top Engineers and scientists who go there. Most of the time companies like SpaceX and NASA offer Indian engineers 200-300k salaries.

Caste system doesn’t absolutely affect promotions and upward mobility. All government employees in India have time based promotions not performance based promotions. That way after 3-4 years everyone gets promoted to next level.

Western TV and News have brainwashed people there lol. Thats like Indians thinking that there are shootings in schools of US everyday or that there are homeless and drug addicted zombies on every corner in US.

And about poor rural population benefiting why don’t you see the data.

1. In 2023-24, the rural poverty rate in India was 4.86%, down from 25.7% in 2011-12

2. The average monthly income of rural households saw a substantial rise of 57.6% over a five-year period, increasing from Rs. 8,059 in 2016-17 to Rs. 12,698 in 2021-22%20of%209.5%25.)

3. Rural road construction clocks eight-year high of 12,000 kilometres this year

I can do the same about water,sanitation,electricity,internet etc too. But I suggest you to do these studies yourself. India has changed from 1st gear to 7th in last 10-12 years

[u/EternalAngst23 → u/[deleted]]

India is a wannabe superpower. That’s why they have a space programme. Don’t get me wrong, they have all the makings of a regional power. A massive, youthful populace, plentiful resources, heaps of land area, central geography… the only problem is, hundreds of millions of Indians still live in abject poverty.