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Chandrayaan-I
Moon Madness? NASA Has To Point Out Mega-Success To Bickering ISRO Scientists
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India’s maiden lunar mission Chandrayaan-1 experienced serious technical difficulties taking along with it any last shred of solidarity our country’s brightest minds could ever boast of. We found fault with the sun, and even pointed fingers at each other for supposed miscalculations and bloated promises, without so much as even sparing a thought for the enormous breakthrough this mission really was… at least in terms of scientific advancement.
It took a full-fledged press release by NASA to remind us of the spectacular success we had achieved, all thanks to the hundreds of brilliant, diligent minds at work at ISRO, which signified a milestone accomplishment in space study, not just for India, but for mankind as a whole.
Our so-called failed mission discovered water molecules on the surface of the moon, dispelling all prior notions that the moon was a barren, arid rock.
In NASA’s very own words:
We want to thank ISRO for making the discovery possible. The moon till now was thought to be a very dry surface with lot of rocks. Discovery of water on the moon is a major leap in our knowledge of the moon. NASA’s instruments helped finding the water molecules in collaboration with ISRO.”
Why is water on the moon so remarkable?
Well, for one, it opens up the possibility of growing vegetation on Earth’s natural satellite, an accomplishment that can open up doors for lunar colonies in the not-so-distant future. So, all you Asimov buffs… the future has arrived. And we have none other than ISRO and Chandrayaan-1 to thank for this very important finding.
So, instead of ruining the sweet taste of success with sour blame-games, let’s celebrate our country’s true moment in the sun. ISRO, please stop bickering long enough to take a well-deserved bow!
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Chandrayaan-I: Lunatic scientists fight over cause of success!
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On October 22, 2008, the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) created history, launching our country’s first unmanned lunar probe. And thus, India became only the fourth country in the world to hoist our flag on lunar terrain.
Fast-forward to August 2009, when ISRO experts discovered that Chandrayaan-I had suffered from a star sensor failure and overheating which, in essence, rendered the probe ineffective. Sounds fair enough; after all, space technology isn’t exactly old hat as yet, and we can always learn from our mistakes and try again, right?
Wrong! It seems like the ISRO debacle is degenerating into a juvenile verbal fight among scientists.While one band of scientists point accusatory fingers at the sun, blaming its hyperactive electro-magnetism for ruining their efforts, another group claims that they goofed up by making bloated promises and over-estimating the possible life-span of the probe. They claim that ISRO has lasted a lot longer than any other lunar crafts and that no lunar spacecraft can work for two years.
But honestly, is there really any need to get so defensive and hostile about a technical failure when we’ve got such a wealth of information to learn from? C’mon guys, look at the bigger picture for God’s sake. We are only the fourth country ever to launch a lunar probe. It is not a failure. It is a goddamm success! Can you not digest success?
You are the best brains our country has ever produced. Leave the blaming and finger-pointing to the Bollywood brats and the political sleazies will you?
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