NASA pros send resumes to India

Hindustan Times ^ | October 27, 2008 | B R Srikanth,

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With Chandrayaan-I less than half way (1, 64, 600 km) to its rendezvous with the Moon, Indian space establishment’s credentials seem good enough for job inquiries from scientists from around the world.

“I have got 10 to 12 (emails),” Chandrayaan project director Dr M Annadurai told the Hindustan Times, adding, “and am sure some of my bosses have also got such mails.” And all these came after the Chandrayaan launch.

These feelers are mostly from scientists of US’s National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the European Space Agency (ESA). They want to work for the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).

“There are some Indians who want to come back home,” said Annadurai, “but there are also citizens of other countries working for NASA and ESA who have mailed enquiries about openings at various levels in ISRO.”

And, he says, they were willing to take huge salary cuts, because ISRO doesn’t pay as much as their current employers, despite the implementation of the Sixth Pay Commission.

Senior scientists like Dr. Krishnaswamy Kasturirangan, the former ISRO Chairman, are not surprised. In fact, he did perceive an “inspirational impact” when he planned the Moon mission.

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[DBrow]

For a long time 0bama’s website stated that he'd cut back NASA and delay the moon project, using the cash to pay for education, since it was education that won the space race before (it was education that won the Cold War too, I think). This NASA policy was buried in the education policy section. If I remember correctly, the Shuttle follow-on was going to be dropped when Shuttle funding stopped in 2010.

When attention was focused on these couple of paragraphs, the text was changed, it no longer says that, but this article suggests that NASA employees remember what used to be there.

With 0bama in office, space will belong to India, China, and Japan, with lots of support from Russia. Our teachers unions will have better pensions and smaller classrooms, though!

[Blood of Tyrants]

They could hire a few NASA employees.... if they wanted their projects to go horribly over budget and be years behind schedule.

[KevinDavis]

Quite frankly I don't blame them if Obama wins..

[KevinDavis]

Where McCain is the opposite of Obama when it comes to space.

[La Enchiladita]

if Obama wins..

You know, I really wish the pessimists would keep their pessimism to themselves. We need fighting spirit. McCain-Palin=Victory 2008!!!

[KevinDavis]

I have a feeling that McCain will win.. I’m just saying a lot of good people who is at NASA may leave cause Barak space policy..