Science & Technology

KEY POINTS

·         Great power status – Achievements in outer space are a marker of great power status.

·         It will stamp India’s entry into the club of ‘Space Powers’ and mark India as one of the great power countries.  

·         Industry – Things necessary for the survival of astronauts in space would be entirely new things made for a specific purpose.

·         In this scenario, new industries may come up to support the new demands.

·         New entrepreneurs will emerge, and private funding in the space sector in India could see a quantum jump.

·         Research – It will open many new avenues for space research in India.

·         An indigenous manned space mission would eventually lead to a huge expansion of the Indian space programme.

·         Standards – Apart from being an issue of national pride and prestige, it can raise standards of science and technology in India.

·         The standard of higher education in the field of aeronautical engineering, aerospace engineering and physics would be impacted positively, and would get a major boost as well.

·         Motivation – It would kindle an interest in space.

·         Millions of children and teenagers studying in schools, who were probably not interested in the science of space, could start gravitating towards it.

·         It would give a self-belief to our engineers, scientists and India as a nation.

·         Security – The securitisation of outer space and emergence of areas like space security—having an impact on national security—have led to a situation where outer space is increasingly seen as a ‘strategic domain’.

·         Thus, any feat in the area of outer space is crucial and enhances India’s space security.

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