UK Aid to India put to good use

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India launches largest rocket and unmanned capsule

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-3052760...

wonder how much that costs?

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muffinmenace said:

How many UK designed and manufactured parts were in it?

you tell me?

and are we supposed to give stuff away? how long would a commercial business last if they give stuff away all the time?

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boyse7en said:

But if they just used the money to buy food/medicine for teh poor, then that would be great for about a week, then they would run out of money and still have millions of poor.
Creating a space industry using the money cold (one would hope) lead to job creation, improved education, industrial manufacturing spin offs, inward investment (from companies wanting to launch satellites).

Buy a man a fish...

Oh, righty ho, lets all start space launch programmes then! sure fire winner!

(Let's face it, Ariane costs us all a packet and with Space X under-cutting them by 75% just how profitable do you think it will be?)