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t1_ixln9sr wrote

14th? Not exactly a space race. More like a space jog.

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OP t1_ixloo13 wrote

India was never in the race.. It was a race only for those who participated in the 'cold war'. Indians were neutral like the swiss in the WW2 and Cold war. India had just got its independence from the Brits in 1947. In 30 years India developed its whole space agency 'ISRO' from then it has been making innovations. Like successfully sending a satellite to Mars in the very first attempt.

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t1_ixm1646 wrote

It was a race between countries that actually developed the technology (United States and Soviet Union). India contributed nothing to the tech that actually got Rakesh Sharma into space since he flew on a Soviet rocket.

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t1_ixpfki5 wrote

Technically Indian poster hasn't said wrong. Japanese space program is advanced but we also send our people on NASA rockets

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