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dronzer31 t1_ir08lj5 wrote

6 months going on to 8 years. That's a straight-up 16-fold increase in duration. Good job, ISRO. Looking forward to much more in space exploration from ISRO and others. International collaboration is the only way forward.

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imgrandojjo t1_ir0sxag wrote

Maybe ISRO can take up some of the slack left by Russia thanks to its incompetent leadership. India has its own issues but they're nothing compared to Russia's right now.

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EpilepticFits1 t1_ir1hkw5 wrote

Russia's launch and recovery vehicle is the most reliable system ever invented. The only reason Russia's space agency is relevant at all is because of this Soyuz system. If India wants to fill that niche they need to top the Russians on reliability and cost.

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cherryreddit t1_ir49htl wrote

India has bith reliability and cost pat down. Bjt they donot have a heavy lifter capable of taking people yet.

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