As Chandrayaan-3 braces to land on moon, here's why Pakistan lagged behind
Chandrayaan-3' — India's moon mission is paving its way through the space towards Moon, neighbouring country Pakistan is still struggling with a dwindling economy, the huge pile of debt and religious extremism-fuelled politics. Qaisar Rashid in his piece in the Daily Times said that while India ticked one after the other boxes right from ISRO, focusing on IT to opting for a modern education system, Pakistan kept on struggling with its internal conflicts and orthodox education system.
On July 14, the Chandrayaan-3 spaceship lifted off from the launchpad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota. The moon mission is expected to reach the Moon's South Pole for a soft landing with a lander and rover on the lunar surface (where water is expected) by August 23-24.
By doing so, India would join the group of elite nations (United States, Russia and China) that had achieved the feat. According to the author, this moon mission means that India remained unfaltering in trying again and again to taste success.
It also means that India relied on its scientists working in the space program to justify high expenditures in carrying out space research against all odds. Taking forward the initiative of first Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru who founded the Indian National Committee for Space Research in 1962, India founded the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) on August 15, 1969.
The main objective of the ISRO was to develop space technology and apply it to study space and its phenomena to meet various national needs such as developing satellite launching vehicles, throwing unipurpose or multi-purpose satellites into required orbits, and sending space missions for exploration of extra-terrestrial life. Currently, ISRO
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