Chandrayaan 2 "Packs More Power Than NASA's Apollo Missions": Minister

[Hamza913]

Well the same space program has saved countless Indian lives over quite a few years. I think it is money well spent. BTW, Indian space program is also generating quite a bit of revenue for itself.

Also, I am not aware if China had eliminated poverty before starting its space program. Heck they have not eliminated poverty even now or brought it down to the level of say Japan or Western Europe and yet they are making quite a few strides in space research.

Lastly, since Pakistan didn't have any space program like India, why is her IMR so much worse compared to India or Bangladesh? Or why is its GDP per capita is below India and Bangladesh? Or why the heck their economy is growing slower as compared to India or Bangladesh for last 25 years? Or why the heck their education or even literacy is behind India or Bangladesh? Or why the heck still a quarter of Pakistan's population defecates in open? Surely, by NOT having space program Pakistan should have solved quite a bit of the above problems by now!

We have our problems, but don't forget that Hindustan is a pretty crap place too. You have a higher percentage of your population living on under a dollar day and defecating in the open as compared to us. Not to mention your GDP capita is only a couple hundred ahead (and still pretty crap anyway). And let's not kid ourselves, for most of Pakistan's history it has been better than Hindustan.

Having a space programme achieves next to nothing, other than bragging rights. It only shows the arrogance you people have, and how unwilling you are to accept your country is a crap place. Just think about where all that space money could be spent instead.

 

[TruthTheOnlyDefense]

Well the same space program has saved countless Indian lives over quite a few years. I think it is money well spent. BTW, Indian space program is also generating quite a bit of revenue for itself.

Also, I am not aware if China had eliminated poverty before starting its space program. Heck they have not eliminated poverty even now or brought it down to the level of say Japan or Western Europe and yet they are making quite a few strides in space research.

Lastly, since Pakistan didn't have any space program like India, why is her IMR so much worse compared to India or Bangladesh? Or why is its GDP per capita is below India and Bangladesh? Or why the heck their economy is growing slower as compared to India or Bangladesh for last 25 years? Or why the heck their education or even literacy is behind India or Bangladesh? Or why the heck still a quarter of Pakistan's population defecates in open? Surely, by NOT having space program Pakistan should have solved quite a bit of the above problems by now!

India has done very well with their space program the good thing is it was created to help the people before anything else.

I am looking forward to April hope it goes well and India land on the South Pole of the moon, good luck.