India launched it’s very first mission to the moon on Wednesday, leaving many wondering why a country like India would invest the millions needed to fund such a massive endeavor.

Critics of the mission have questioned its $80 million price tag, saying the money should have been spent  to improve education and fight poverty. However, Indian government officials tell Gibbleguts that the project is meant to do just that. The Indian’s feel that the rapid growth in world population, combined with the inevitability that the earth will soon be uninhabitable due to global warming, will force mankind to flee the earth, and colonize the moon.
When that day finally arrives, India will have already have laid claim to valuable commercial lunar real estate needed to dominate the lucritiuve convenience store market.