Archives

BANGALORE, India, Tuesday (AFP) A 78-million-dollar unmanned lunar mission plan seeks to showcase India's scientific prowess and stake its claim to join a select club for future planetary missions, a top space official said.

"On one side it will quench the scientific curiosity and on the other meet a technological challenge," said K. Kasturirangan, chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).

"It should be a quantum jump in terms of our capability," he told AFP, adding the mission would enhance India's status as a potential partner in future space exploration.

"If you look across the world at the pace at which space is growing, the 21st century will certainly witness a tremendous growth in terms of investments for planetary exploration," he said.

www.crescat.com

News | Business | Features | Editorial | Security
Politics | World | Letters | Sports | Obituaries |

Produced by Lake House
Copyright 2001 The Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Ltd.
Comments and suggestions to :Web Manager