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Let’s allow space missions to be wonderful

Posted on February 19, 2025 by

Finally some external validation. After months of insisting Sunita Williams and Barry Wilmore aren’t “stuck” or “stranded” in the International Space Station, after Boeing Starliner’s first crewed flight test went awry, the two astronauts have themselves repudiated the use of … Continue reading →

Posted in Scicomm | Tagged Barry Wilmore, boeing, crewed spaceflight, Indian Space Research Organisation, International Space Station, Moneycontrol, NASA, science communication, Sunita Williams | Comments Off

For space, frugality is a harmful aspiration

Posted on February 21, 2018 by

Ref: ‘ISRO’s Chandrayaan-2 mission to cost lesser than Hollywood movie Interstellar – here’s how they make it cost-effective’, staff, Moneycontrol, February 20, 2018. ∞ ‘Chandrayaan-2 mission cheaper than Hollywood film Interstellar’, Surendra Singh, Times of India, February 20, 2018. ∞ The following … Continue reading →

Posted in Op-eds | Tagged Chandrayaan, ESA, frugal engineering, frugal innovation, gravity, hollywood, Indian Space Research Organisation, Interstellar, ISRO, K Sivan, labour costs, Mars Orbiter Mission, Moneycontrol, NASA, NASA MAVEN, public sector undertaking, quality control, Times of India | Comments Off