Comments on: Space and Politics

By: Greg

Greg — Fri, 24 Jun 2005 21:12:14 +0000

To clarify – Mir Corp signed a contract with Dennis Tito but never was able to produce his spaceflight – this is common knowledge to people in the space community. When the MiR space station was de-orbited Tito signed on with Space Adventures and they brokered his flight to the International Space Station.

In short, Kathuria is claiming to have organized Tito’s flight to space when all that really happened was an agreement that him and Mir Corp could not fulfill. I would hesitate to put that on my resume…

If you don’t believe this – check out the MiR Corp and Space Adventures websites and see which one actually has testimonials from Tito etc…

By: Punjabi Boy

Punjabi Boy — Fri, 13 May 2005 20:57:38 +0000

Oh dear. He seems like a true BS artist.

By: Amardeep

Amardeep — Fri, 13 May 2005 19:19:41 +0000

I haven't found any direct record of Kathuria's claim about Salma Hayek, but you can see a Rediff summary of the litany against him here.

Apparently he also claimed to have dated a Miss India, and a Miss Stockholm.

I think he wishes he were Vikram Chatwal. Sadly, it is not to be.

By: Sonia

Sonia — Fri, 13 May 2005 18:45:10 +0000

Oh, the sarcasm, PB!

By: Punjabi Boy

Punjabi Boy — Fri, 13 May 2005 16:31:54 +0000

But then again .. some women think $$$ = hotness

What the hell?? Are you being serious?? Money?? I thought women were most attracted by a sense of humour and blah blah blah...

This is $hocking.

By: Punjabi Boy

Punjabi Boy — Fri, 13 May 2005 16:27:37 +0000

Nice website Sonia

By: Sonia

Sonia — Fri, 13 May 2005 16:13:47 +0000

All I remember about this guy is him giving a speech at Jakara (a Sikh youth conference in CA) as if he was the biggest pimp in the room. If he was hotter, I would have believed him. But then again .. some women think $$$ = hotness.

By: Punjabi Boy

Punjabi Boy — Fri, 13 May 2005 15:35:39 +0000

And there was some confusion about whether he had ever dated Salma Hayek, which apparently he had hinted at.

Wtf?? Are you being serious? He claimed to have dated her when he didnt? What a weirdo. Or did he date her?

By: Amardeep

Amardeep — Fri, 13 May 2005 15:01:41 +0000

Kathuria is the sardar version of Donald Trump -- very over the top, lots of hustle, but ... something's missing.

The biggest embarrassment during his Senate run was when it was revealed in a debate that he hadn't ever bothered to register to vote! Ouch.

And there was some confusion about whether he had ever dated Salma Hayek, which apparently he had hinted at.

Then again, just as with Trump, you can never count these guys out for sure. There's always some new hustle. (Of as they say in Hindi: "Dhanda")

By: SnarkTheo

SnarkTheo — Fri, 13 May 2005 04:21:17 +0000

Fer Crying Out LOUD!

He doesn't even have his "Planet Space" webpage up! What's he doing giving interviews without at least getting some material up first? That's like showing up to a press conference but leaving your trousers at home!

And did you see the corporate logo that they're using? C'mon guys - if you want us to take you seriously, produce something a bit more polished than the 21st century equivalent of a mimeographed handout, with smudged blue ink.

I'm sure wall street will be verrrrry impressed.