Aiming for the moon | The Indian Express

Aiming for the moon | The Indian Express

Written by Abhishek Kulkarni |Updated: August 1, 2019 12:15:47 am

The writer is an Aurangabad, Maharashtra-based engineer and a space research enthusiast

Aiming for the moon

Instead of counselling fiscal prudence, let’s ask for more funds for space projects

India’s second Moon mission Chandrayaan-2 lifts off onboard GSLV Mk III-M1 launch vehicle from Satish Dhawan Space Center at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh. (Source: ISRO/PTI/File)

Space is the final frontier for mankind’s thirst of exploration and adventure. For all the anti-adventurists and killjoys, there are some obvious real-world applications in agriculture, telecom, weather forecasting, defence, medicine, natural resources and rare elements. Humans could become a space fairing species in another 30 years, perhaps even before if Elon Musk gets his way.