Well why should anyone do this? India can, and as the aphorism says, "[humankind] does not live by bread alone". In addition space travel is important today and why be beholden to other countries for a capability you could have for yourself? Just as an example, several countries have build or are building alternatives to GPS so that they can build something they can depend on and not risk being shut out by the USA.
It makes more sense for India to do this today than it did for the USSR to do it in the 50s. But I think we are all glad that the USSR launched the exploration of space!
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Well why should anyone do this? India can, and as the aphorism says, "[humankind] does not live by bread alone". In addition space travel is important today and why be beholden to other countries for a capability you could have for yourself? Just as an example, several countries have build or are building alternatives to GPS so that they can build something they can depend on and not risk being shut out by the USA.
It makes more sense for India to do this today than it did for the USSR to do it in the 50s. But I think we are all glad that the USSR launched the exploration of space!