"I'm a proud Indian, but I'm very sad at the sort of politicians we have, " said Ms. Mahajan, 65.

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I'm very sad and disgusted.

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"I am happy to see the shuttle's gone in one sense because what will replace it will give us much more interersting capabilities, but I'm also very sad to see it gone because it is the most beautiful spaceship that has ever been built, " he said.

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