A while ago there was a lot of brouhaha (http://www.canadiandesi.com/read.php?TID=22536&page=1#131975) over whether India should have sent an unmanned space craft to the moon.

One simpleton even went as far as doubting the legitimacy of space exploration.

Here are some benefits of space exploration: http://www.spacecoalition.com/products.cfm

And by the way, here's Chandrayaan at work: http://tech-news-update.com/first-look-inside-dark-moon-craters

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