As you all know, we have had a recent revelation as far as finding a direction for our project is concerned. Some of us have decided to use ISRO's chandrayaan 1 mission objectives as inspiration for ideas while I think it would perhaps be more beneficial to find and sell an avenue where artists and scientists could design the future together.

In our last discussion when we were brainstorming for using the origin of the moon as a hook, I thought of anthropomorphizing a satellite by giving it qualities of a complex seer of some sort. Since in this case the projected ultimate function of this seer is to retrace events of the past (mission objective), I thought of creating a model to give children a platform to express (a desperate attempt to relate to the 'extensive' research) their own logical and deduction abilities by giving them a relatively more modest satellite (a camera). Optimistically speaking this would thereby show the world of science evidences to prove that there are alternative methods to retrace the origin of any given subject.

In this case the child or perhaps cultural associations would provide answers or learning for scientists who are hot on the trail but going about it with such a narrow rigorous approach, the only way they know.

Payloads and scientific instruments do seem like a logical step in understanding the origin of a celestial object since we now know so much about the earth's chemical and mineral composition. But the question is how an alternate thinking can contribute. Can it?

But maybe the mission objective has been phrased to satisfy the tax payers, the people.

We all predict the not so distant future witnessing the colonization of the moon. One may then deduce that Chandrayaan's more viable and practical objective would be or probably is to become a treasure trove of vital information about the hot property's mineral and chemical deposits.

If that be the case then what we propose should create more transparency between ISRO and the public since the moon is personal and spiritually significant to so many cultures in India. I propose to create a module or an awareness program (with an 'inconvenient truth' vibe) that will bring to light to the billion fund providers in India how much money is required to push each kilogram into space and therefore encourage a common discussion about the meaningfulness of the decisions of such expensive projects. There can be participation from different cultures and should be something that can be transported, documented and displayed/viewed. Perhaps this would then give cultural questions some priority or a section of the fund which could probably help build the first payload that will bring back something of a different and emotional value to the people.