National Science Council member Teng Ch'i-fu believes that the value of commercial applications is certainly one factor to consider but that technological development is a goal of its own. Both factors are naturally related, but it's not right to mix them together.
國科會副主委鄧啟福也認為，是否應發展衛星可從應用的商業價值來考慮，但科技發展亦有其扎根的目標，兩者固然有關聯，但不宜混為一談。