USA has a space program, China has
a space program, but we never hear about developing country space programs, until
now. India’s space program is called ISRO and they will be launching their
first space telescope very soon. They are calling it AStroSat and they are
referring to it as the mini Hubble, which is a US telescope launched in the
90’s. The life extent of the satellite will only be five years to avoid sending
men into space and it will be ten times smaller than the Hubble. It will be
launched on the day Narrendra Modi ,the prime minister of India, travels to see
Barack Obama. This is a huge step for India because it’s the “first time they
are launching a dedicated astronomy mission.” For that very reason the minister
of India want to make their program well known in the space technology market.
There’s also been talk about sending an Indian into space, but there has been
no approval from the government. I think this is pretty exciting for India;
this may open doors and opportunities to other developing countries wanting to
make a mark in this world.
Noelia Reyes
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/sep/27/india-to-launch-countrys-first-space-observatory
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