Indeed, India’s space scientists have produced tangible benefits for ordinary citizens, launching meteorological satellites that have predicted cyclones and helped save thousands of lives, as well as telecommunications satellites that have knit a vast country together through shared networks. Mitigating natural disasters and enabling nationwide broadcasting can hardly be considered to be disconnected from India’s real priorities.
事实上，印度的太空科学家为普通公民带来了实实在在的好处，他们发射的气象卫星能预测飓风，从而帮助挽救了成千上万的生命；他们发射的通信卫星通过共享网络把广袤的印度连接起来。减轻自然灾难和实现全国广播显然不能称为与印度的现实当务之急脱节。