FPJ Edit: The selection of Anil Menon, an American of Indian origin, as one of 10 future astronauts by NASA - Free Press Journal

The selection of Anil Menon, an American of Indian origin, as one of the 10 future astronauts by NASA marks a new turning point in the history of space missions.

During the Apollo days, when Neil Armstrong set his foot first on the moon, space missions were purely a NASA enterprise.

Today, the ISRO is capable of planning even a manned mission to the moon but it cannot be expected to shoulder the whole responsibility of India’s space missions.