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India is making grandiose plans to advance its efforts when it comes to being an international player in the “Space Race.” Through community-based programs, India’s space agency has been partnering with schools in remote areas to teach students about space exploration and cutting-edge technology. The agency is also training thousands of young scientists and, in 2012, will open the nation’s first astronaut-training center in the southern city of Bangalore. The goal of the effort is to expand India’s international profile in space and catapult it into a space race with China.

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We were fortunate enough to sit in on the GEOINT 2009 press conference with Congressman C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger (D-MD) who delivered a keynote address this morning. For those not familiar with Congressman Ruppersberger, he is the Chairman of the Technical and Tactical Intelligence Subcommittee. One key item he addressed was that he believes America is in danger of losing its preeminence in space. The Congressman’s speech highlighted important changes that need to be made to American space policy to recapture American dominance of the skies.

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