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Originally Posted by publiusr
There was this nice India Issue of Av Week & Space, showing a satellite being towed by oxen.
I'm serious.
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You know, I've always loved the towing equipment of space agencies, and the link to the personality of the country.
USA: custom build very special high tech caterpillar platform. Works, but maybe a bit overengineered.
Russia: good robust simple everyday trains. Works.
Europe: train wagons, pulled by trucks. Seems strange, but somewhere down there there must be logic. And hey, it works.
India
xen. At least they've got feeling for tradition. 8). I have some questions on decontamination issues, but that can be solved of course.
On topic question:
What is India Daily? Is it meant to be a parody, or is it trying to be a serious news source? My guess is that it is a sensational news source, which often misses the turn really hard
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