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Saturday, November 21, 2009 8:22 PM

Published 11/04/2009 by Washington Post


India's space ambitions taking off

Through community-based programs, India's space agency has been partnering with schools in remote areas such as this one, helping to teach students about space exploration and cutting-edge technology. The agency is also training thousands of young scientists...

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...of Bangalore. "I want to be prepared in space sciences so I can go to the moon when India picks its astronauts" said Lakshmi Kannan...
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...agency, the . "More and more bright young Indian scientists are calling us for jobs. We will look back on this as a turning point." The ascendancy of India's...
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