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by TheCoelacanth 2477 days ago
India's space program is a potential money-maker for them. They get paid a lot for commercial launches and satellite communications. The moon landing could be viewed as a marketing expense.

Their space program is actually closer to profitability than a lot of the tech IPOs recently with ~$780 million in revenue on ~$1 billion in expenditures[1].

[1] https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/isro-earns-rs-5600...