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Moon Mission To Give Global Footing To Indian Scientists
Mumbai, India (PTI) Aug 08, 2008 The 'Chandrayaan mission' will give Indian scientists an oppurtunity to become international players in space expedition, giving them an equal footing with their global partners, a top space scientist has said. "We must go to the moon and this is important because it gives an opportunity for Indian scientists to become international players," K Kasturirangan, Rajya sabha memeber and former Chairman of Indian space Research Organisation (ISRO) said adressing students at Centre for Basic sciences (CBS) here last evening. "We must become equal global partners just as we are in the Antarctic expeditions," he said. 'Chandrayaan I' is expected to be launched next month. Highlighting the basic reasons for which India was sending unmanned mission to the Moon, he said, the scientists will have a chance to study the science behind origin of moon, the Moon-Earth-Sun system. "The mission is also a technological challenge for interplanetary missions in the future that will be undertaken by ISRO," he told students pursuing the five-year integrated MSc course at CBS. Such missions also gives inspiration to scientists besides students, teachers and other people who have lot of interest in space science and astronomy and astrophysics, he said. The Moon mission is also promoting international cooperation in a big way enabling production and integration of all types of instrumentations and systems, Moon mission to give global footing to Indian scientists.
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