[svasan]

>>> Even the Nobel laureate scientist C.V Raman opposed space explorations in his time, saying that they are meddling with Gods.

Could you provide some citation here? As far as CV Raman's religious inclinations were concerned, my understanding is that he was an agnostic [1].

Being a scientist himself, I don't think it would have been in his nature to stifle the spirit of scientific inquiry in the name of religion.

[1] - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C._V._Raman

[pramalin]

I have read about C.V Raman's objections to space missions in Tamil language sites only.

I dug up the following for your reference:

http://new.modernrationalist.com/2012/07/science-vs-religion...