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15th August is India's Independence Day and I see this as a run up to celebrating our birth and growth in the modern world.
So for starters,
Did you know India's space mission to Mars cost less than the Hollywood movie Gravity?
"The Hollywood film, starring George Clooney and Sandra Bullock, had a reported budget of $100 million (£58.5 million), while the real-life mission had a comparatively cheap price tag of 4.5 billion rupees (£43.8 million)."
Lighter than ‘Gravity’: Why the world should take note of India’s Mars mission — RT Op-Edge
15th August is India's Independence Day and I see this as a run up to celebrating our birth and growth in the modern world.
So for starters,
Did you know India's space mission to Mars cost less than the Hollywood movie Gravity?
"The Hollywood film, starring George Clooney and Sandra Bullock, had a reported budget of $100 million (£58.5 million), while the real-life mission had a comparatively cheap price tag of 4.5 billion rupees (£43.8 million)."
Lighter than ‘Gravity’: Why the world should take note of India’s Mars mission — RT Op-Edge