'Solar system exploration human imperative of future'

Written By DNA Web Team | Updated: Feb 24, 2017, 02:06 PM IST

Veteran space scientist K Kasturirangan has said decades of space research have only touched the tip of the iceberg understanding various planets, and continuous exploration of the solar system would throw light on possible options for humans to settle down.

Veteran space scientist K Kasturirangan has said decades of space research have only touched the tip of the iceberg understanding various planets, and continuous exploration of the solar system would throw light on possible options for humans to settle down.

The former Chairman of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) also said that establishing a human colony on the Moon is certainly possible that can have objective to explore and exploit resources.

"As a human colony (on lunar surface)...certainly this is possible but as a permanent place for human habitation...one has to evaluate it after the initial exploration part of it," Kasturirangan told

 

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