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Post by indophile Wed Nov 27, 2013 9:23 am

I find this comparison highly educational and the discussion on space navigation interesting.

http://www.planetary.org/blogs/emily-lakdawalla/2013/11220947-maven-mom-trajectory-explainer.html

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Post by Seva Lamberdar Wed Nov 27, 2013 9:44 am

Nice article. Thanks for posting .... chance for me to brush up on 'orbital mechanics'.
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Post by indophile Wed Nov 27, 2013 9:57 am

The comments that follow the article are also good. This particular comment is right on the money - 

One positive fallout of the MOM is that a lot more people in India are suddenly taking a lot more interest in things scientific - specially in trying to understand the concepts behind space flight. So I guess this scores one for "pros" in the pros-vs-cons-of-a-developing-country-putting-scarce-resources-in-space-flight" debate.

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Post by Seva Lamberdar Wed Nov 27, 2013 10:01 am

indophile wrote:The comments that follow the article are also good. This particular comment is right on the money - 

One positive fallout of the MOM is that a lot more people in India are suddenly taking a lot more interest in things scientific - specially in trying to understand the concepts behind space flight. So I guess this scores one for "pros" in the pros-vs-cons-of-a-developing-country-putting-scarce-resources-in-space-flight" debate.
Of course ..... India (ISRO) should already be planning another space mission (to Mars or Venus).
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