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  1. Gessler

    Manned Space Plan Shelved, ISRO Gears Up for Robotic Mission Instead

    He's talking about HLV concept.
  2. Gessler

    Manned Space Plan Shelved, ISRO Gears Up for Robotic Mission Instead

    I ain't a cat. If I'm gonna burn, one fire is enough. :mad2:
  3. Gessler

    Manned Space Plan Shelved, ISRO Gears Up for Robotic Mission Instead

    Pakistanis may kindly make love to themselves in any way they deem halal. Our space missions are fully geared for our national needs and that's where 90% of ISRO's budget goes. Comm sats and transponders? Of course the pakis have no clue what a huge electronic media India has. Military sats...
  4. Gessler

    Manned Space Plan Shelved, ISRO Gears Up for Robotic Mission Instead

    Edited to include HLV! :yo: Japanese aim to send astronauts with their own capsule (or space plane) by early or mid-2020s. I hope we get to do it before them. We already made progress on designing & validating HSF technologies in the SRE experiments and more. Not sure what to say about the...
  5. Gessler

    Manned Space Plan Shelved, ISRO Gears Up for Robotic Mission Instead

    Well, while a manned mission would have boosted morale, it really isn't a scientific necessity at this point. I'm quite happy that Govt. saw reason about where the money should be spent. The HSF mission will happen sometime after 2020, rest assured. But in the meantime there are 3 critical areas...
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