This whole mars mission is a waste of taxpayers money but nasa is a huge employment generator so nobody in US is yet questioning this sheer waste of money.
RE:big deal.
by Anjana Suresh on May 27, 2008 01:04 PM Permalink
Come on V S, what do you expect? Do you think all scientists should pack their bags and rot at home since we are wasting tax payers money? I dont think you should link taxes to this.
RE:big deal.
by Kedar on May 27, 2008 01:05 PM Permalink
Your pessimist views wont harm the great achievement. You are fit enough to stay and fight for reservations while humankind moves on!
RE:big deal.
by Guest on May 28, 2008 03:10 AM Permalink
Sending missions to mars, moon and name-it-whatever-you-want is not going to feed our millions.
Frankly, we should not! We should rather invest in research and development which helps our self sustenance for the next 100 years like renewable energy, food production and water management, environment control and education.
Not sending useless science missions to mars and asteriods.
Look at our bloody oil state. We are planning to levy cess and what not to salvage our oil companies.
Has the government forces atleast as a pilot plan a plan which says 50% of power for household should come from renewable sources (solar panels, etc) and give tax benefits for people who do that...
come on guys talk sense.. our PSLV and GSLV acheivements make sense as they have a huge commercial value, but what commercial value does our chandraayan mission have... ?
Investing more and more in these unwanted science missions is analogous to milking the best cow you have in a herd 3 times a day while starving the rest!
RE:big deal.
by Rajasekaran on May 27, 2008 12:56 PM Permalink
Henry Ford was called adventurous;Edison was called a good for nothing fellow;Marconi was put in a lunatic assylum;Socrates was poisoned;Graham Bell was dragged to court; and we are now enjoying the fruits of their labour. So is NASA being ridiculed now but admired by men on MARS later.
RE:big deal.
by Ikisswonderland on May 27, 2008 01:00 PM Permalink
They found Ice & water, next thing you know they r sending people to drill mars for oil & gas, searching for diamonds & set up tea plantations.. will bring down the real estate prices down in Bangalore..? wake up man
RE:big deal.
by M R Honavar on May 27, 2008 12:55 PM Permalink
You said it! Pollute all the freely available, clean, fresh water on EARTH and then search for some ice on MARS using high technology and billions of dollars. That's the mission of modern science. Bravo NASA !
RE:big deal.
by Sachin on May 27, 2008 01:03 PM Permalink
what the hell do u do Mr... u r also part of it understand appericite the way tech adv r happening insted of making such stupid/crappy comments
