03-01-2005, 02:12 AM
<b>India "a step ahead" of China in satellite technology: space chief</b><!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->NEW DELHI (AFP) - India is "a step ahead" of China in satellite technology and can surpass Beijing in space research by tapping the talent of its huge pool of young scientists, India's space research chief said.
G Madhavan Nair said India and China were "on par (with each other) as far as rocket technology is concerned," the Press Trust of India (news - web sites) news agency reported.
Though China was ahead in planning a manned mission to the moon, "We are a step ahead of China in satellite technology," Nair, chief of the Indian Space Research Organisation, told a gathering in the southern city of Coimbatore
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G Madhavan Nair said India and China were "on par (with each other) as far as rocket technology is concerned," the Press Trust of India (news - web sites) news agency reported.
Though China was ahead in planning a manned mission to the moon, "We are a step ahead of China in satellite technology," Nair, chief of the Indian Space Research Organisation, told a gathering in the southern city of Coimbatore
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