it is difficult to say what is impossible for the dream of yesterday is
impossible for the dream of yesterday is
impossible for the dream of yesterday is the hope of today and the reality of
the hope of today and the reality of
the hope of today and the reality of tomorrow this quote by God Robert
tomorrow this quote by God Robert
tomorrow this quote by God Robert Goddard at Lee explains space
Goddard at Lee explains space
Goddard at Lee explains space exploration
exploration
exploration hi I’m Chuck su Gupta from Team Indus
hi I’m Chuck su Gupta from Team Indus
hi I’m Chuck su Gupta from Team Indus and I will be talking about why space
and I will be talking about why space
and I will be talking about why space exploration matters study of space has
exploration matters study of space has
exploration matters study of space has been going on since time immemorial but
been going on since time immemorial but
been going on since time immemorial but physical exploration began much later in
physical exploration began much later in
physical exploration began much later in mid 20th century after the development
mid 20th century after the development
mid 20th century after the development of large relatively efficient and safe
space exploration really took off with
space exploration really took off with space race between the former Soviet
space race between the former Soviet
space race between the former Soviet Union and the United States for in a
Union and the United States for in a
Union and the United States for in a short duration of 11 years between 1958
short duration of 11 years between 1958
short duration of 11 years between 1958 to 1969 humankind went from putting a
to 1969 humankind went from putting a
to 1969 humankind went from putting a satellite on the lower Earth orbit with
satellite on the lower Earth orbit with
satellite on the lower Earth orbit with Sputnik one to landing the first human
Sputnik one to landing the first human
Sputnik one to landing the first human being on the moon but why do we need
being on the moon but why do we need
being on the moon but why do we need space exploration how does it help
space exploration how does it help
space exploration how does it help common people well you all are aware of
common people well you all are aware of
common people well you all are aware of the fate of dinosaurs millions of years
the fate of dinosaurs millions of years
the fate of dinosaurs millions of years ago how an asteroid impact caused the
ago how an asteroid impact caused the
ago how an asteroid impact caused the extinction of an entire species we need
extinction of an entire species we need
extinction of an entire species we need to be able to protect ourselves from
to be able to protect ourselves from
to be able to protect ourselves from threats like that and venture outside
threats like that and venture outside
threats like that and venture outside the confines of our home planet we need
the confines of our home planet we need
the confines of our home planet we need to become a multiplanetary species let’s
to become a multiplanetary species let’s
to become a multiplanetary species let’s just put aside the probable extinction
just put aside the probable extinction
just put aside the probable extinction space technology also helps common
space technology also helps common
space technology also helps common people in their everyday lives a lot of
people in their everyday lives a lot of
people in their everyday lives a lot of the technologies that we use in our
the technologies that we use in our
the technologies that we use in our everyday lives that we probably don’t
everyday lives that we probably don’t
everyday lives that we probably don’t know about
know about
know about are attributed to technologies that were
are attributed to technologies that were
are attributed to technologies that were derived from use in space for example
derived from use in space for example
derived from use in space for example memory foam water purification
memory foam water purification
memory foam water purification artificial limbs and the list goes on
space exploration has excelled with
space exploration has excelled with creative inspiration from science
creative inspiration from science
creative inspiration from science fiction movies like Star Wars Star Trek
fiction movies like Star Wars Star Trek
fiction movies like Star Wars Star Trek interstellar they give they inspire the
interstellar they give they inspire the
interstellar they give they inspire the general public and set futuristic goals
general public and set futuristic goals
general public and set futuristic goals not just for space exploration
not just for space exploration
not just for space exploration but for technology in general these
but for technology in general these
but for technology in general these movies show us an imagined version of
movies show us an imagined version of
movies show us an imagined version of our future what they think our future
our future what they think our future
our future what they think our future will look like not necessarily
will look like not necessarily
will look like not necessarily everything comes true but a lot of a lot
everything comes true but a lot of a lot
everything comes true but a lot of a lot of it does come true for example the
of it does come true for example the
of it does come true for example the epic 2001 a Space Odyssey it is a 45
epic 2001 a Space Odyssey it is a 45
epic 2001 a Space Odyssey it is a 45 year old movie and it showed a space
year old movie and it showed a space
year old movie and it showed a space station orbiting the Earth and people
station orbiting the Earth and people
station orbiting the Earth and people travelling to moon can anyone tell me
travelling to moon can anyone tell me
travelling to moon can anyone tell me what this image is yes this is the
what this image is yes this is the
what this image is yes this is the iconic image of the first step taken by
iconic image of the first step taken by
iconic image of the first step taken by Neil Armstrong on the surface of the
Neil Armstrong on the surface of the
Neil Armstrong on the surface of the Moon which in retrospect was one small
Moon which in retrospect was one small
Moon which in retrospect was one small step for man but one giant leap for
step for man but one giant leap for
step for man but one giant leap for mankind
mankind
mankind but we haven’t gone back to the space 2
but we haven’t gone back to the space 2
but we haven’t gone back to the space 2 moon since 1972 as exploratory missions
moon since 1972 as exploratory missions
moon since 1972 as exploratory missions to moon and beyond had taken a backseat
to moon and beyond had taken a backseat
to moon and beyond had taken a backseat back in back on December 11th 2017 u.s.
back in back on December 11th 2017 u.s.
back in back on December 11th 2017 u.s. President Donald Trump signed a space
President Donald Trump signed a space
President Donald Trump signed a space policy directive one calling for NASA to
policy directive one calling for NASA to
policy directive one calling for NASA to send astronauts to moon first before
send astronauts to moon first before
send astronauts to moon first before sending them to Mars this move has
sending them to Mars this move has
sending them to Mars this move has brought the world’s focus back to the
brought the world’s focus back to the
brought the world’s focus back to the moon does anyone know which spacecraft
moon does anyone know which spacecraft
moon does anyone know which spacecraft this is or which mission did it
this is or which mission did it
this is or which mission did it accomplish no well this is India’s
accomplish no well this is India’s
accomplish no well this is India’s chandrayaan-1 mission in which we sent
chandrayaan-1 mission in which we sent
chandrayaan-1 mission in which we sent an orbiter to the moon India’s space
an orbiter to the moon India’s space
an orbiter to the moon India’s space legacy
legacy
legacy began with Aryabhatta which was launched
began with Aryabhatta which was launched
began with Aryabhatta which was launched in 1975 on a Soviet rocket after that
in 1975 on a Soviet rocket after that
in 1975 on a Soviet rocket after that India began building their own series of
India began building their own series of
India began building their own series of satellite launch makers starting with
satellite launch makers starting with
satellite launch makers starting with SLV aslv PSLV GSLV and the heavy lift
SLV aslv PSLV GSLV and the heavy lift
SLV aslv PSLV GSLV and the heavy lift mark 3 which was test flown last year
Chandran one mission was one of the
Chandran one mission was one of the milestones that marked India’s entry to
milestones that marked India’s entry to
milestones that marked India’s entry to the emerging Asian space race keeping up
the emerging Asian space race keeping up
the emerging Asian space race keeping up with the streak of milestones Israel
with the streak of milestones Israel
with the streak of milestones Israel added the Mongolian mission to the red
added the Mongolian mission to the red
added the Mongolian mission to the red planet which is still sending stunning
planet which is still sending stunning
planet which is still sending stunning images of Mars and launching 104
images of Mars and launching 104
images of Mars and launching 104 satellites in one go to their list
satellites in one go to their list
satellites in one go to their list globally space is a 300 billion dollar
globally space is a 300 billion dollar
globally space is a 300 billion dollar industry even though our influence is
industry even though our influence is
industry even though our influence is increasing India is still contributing
increasing India is still contributing
increasing India is still contributing to a very very small part of it
to a very very small part of it
to a very very small part of it privatization in space makes development
privatization in space makes development
privatization in space makes development much more efficient and it makes space
much more efficient and it makes space
much more efficient and it makes space accessible to the general public we can
accessible to the general public we can
accessible to the general public we can take SpaceX for example 80% of the
take SpaceX for example 80% of the
take SpaceX for example 80% of the components used in building any of the
components used in building any of the
components used in building any of the SpaceX Rockets they are built on their
SpaceX Rockets they are built on their
SpaceX Rockets they are built on their company’s own factory floors thereby
company’s own factory floors thereby
company’s own factory floors thereby reducing the cost of outsourcing and
reducing the cost of outsourcing and
reducing the cost of outsourcing and cutting down the launch price by a
cutting down the launch price by a
cutting down the launch price by a factor of 10 keeping this in mind and to
factor of 10 keeping this in mind and to
factor of 10 keeping this in mind and to encourage more private ventures in space
encourage more private ventures in space
encourage more private ventures in space Express foundation launched a
Express foundation launched a
Express foundation launched a competition called Google Lunar XPrize
competition called Google Lunar XPrize
competition called Google Lunar XPrize back in 2007 this was sponsored by
back in 2007 this was sponsored by
back in 2007 this was sponsored by Google the competition required the
Google the competition required the
Google the competition required the teams to soft land on the moon and
teams to soft land on the moon and
teams to soft land on the moon and traverse 500 meters while being 90
traverse 500 meters while being 90
traverse 500 meters while being 90 percent privately funded a competition
percent privately funded a competition
percent privately funded a competition of this magnitude needed representation
of this magnitude needed representation
of this magnitude needed representation from India when we realized no one from
from India when we realized no one from
from India when we realized no one from India was going to sign up for this
India was going to sign up for this
India was going to sign up for this competition we decided to be the change
competition we decided to be the change
competition we decided to be the change and go for this moonshot and this led to
and go for this moonshot and this led to
and go for this moonshot and this led to the inception of team
the inception of team
the inception of team yes it has been a great journey so far
yes it has been a great journey so far
yes it has been a great journey so far none of our founders had background in
none of our founders had background in
none of our founders had background in aerospace or deep pockets but they were
aerospace or deep pockets but they were
aerospace or deep pockets but they were determined to make it happen
determined to make it happen
determined to make it happen we were the last team to enter this
we were the last team to enter this
we were the last team to enter this competition and today we are one of the
competition and today we are one of the
competition and today we are one of the frontrunners
frontrunners
frontrunners leading the way in 2014 we proved our
leading the way in 2014 we proved our
leading the way in 2014 we proved our competence and validated our technology
competence and validated our technology
competence and validated our technology by winning a 1 million u.s. dollar
by winning a 1 million u.s. dollar
by winning a 1 million u.s. dollar terrestrial milestone price for landing
terrestrial milestone price for landing
terrestrial milestone price for landing systems that was our first validation
systems that was our first validation
systems that was our first validation not just for others but for ourselves
not just for others but for ourselves
not just for others but for ourselves too because it gave a boost to our
too because it gave a boost to our
too because it gave a boost to our confidence we were no longer a large
confidence we were no longer a large
confidence we were no longer a large team trying to build a spacecraft we had
team trying to build a spacecraft we had
team trying to build a spacecraft we had proven technology and then we attracted
proven technology and then we attracted
proven technology and then we attracted you Israel veteran scientists to join us
you Israel veteran scientists to join us
you Israel veteran scientists to join us and mentor us the next validation we
and mentor us the next validation we
and mentor us the next validation we received was back in October 2017 when a
received was back in October 2017 when a
received was back in October 2017 when a panel of judges from XPrize came down to
panel of judges from XPrize came down to
panel of judges from XPrize came down to a facility and reviewed our mission
a facility and reviewed our mission
a facility and reviewed our mission preparedness they validated our mission
preparedness they validated our mission
preparedness they validated our mission design technology and operations they
design technology and operations they
design technology and operations they saw that we met most of their
saw that we met most of their
saw that we met most of their expectations they appreciated and
expectations they appreciated and
expectations they appreciated and acknowledged our hard work and they said
acknowledged our hard work and they said
acknowledged our hard work and they said that we are on the right track to
that we are on the right track to
that we are on the right track to launching a spacecraft to moon this was
launching a spacecraft to moon this was
launching a spacecraft to moon this was our journey so far let me take you
our journey so far let me take you
our journey so far let me take you through the engineering behind this our
through the engineering behind this our
through the engineering behind this our mission consists of three major
mission consists of three major
mission consists of three major components a rover a lander and a rocket
components a rover a lander and a rocket
components a rover a lander and a rocket launcher our rover is called ECA
launcher our rover is called ECA
launcher our rover is called ECA actually see Asha the rover will be
actually see Asha the rover will be
actually see Asha the rover will be fitted inside the lander and our Landers
fitted inside the lander and our Landers
fitted inside the lander and our Landers name is HK come hungee come me up
the rover is fitted inside the lander
the rover is fitted inside the lander and the lander goes on top of the rocket
and the lander goes on top of the rocket
and the lander goes on top of the rocket these two components the lander and the
these two components the lander and the
these two components the lander and the rover they are being built in-house in
rover they are being built in-house in
rover they are being built in-house in our facility in Bangalore the launch
our facility in Bangalore the launch
our facility in Bangalore the launch vehicle will inject us into a low Earth
vehicle will inject us into a low Earth
vehicle will inject us into a low Earth orbit of eight hundred kilometers from
orbit of eight hundred kilometers from
orbit of eight hundred kilometers from at which point our spacecraft will
at which point our spacecraft will
at which point our spacecraft will separate from the launch vehicle and we
separate from the launch vehicle and we
separate from the launch vehicle and we are on our own from there we will the
are on our own from there we will the
are on our own from there we will the spacecraft will orbit the Earth twice
spacecraft will orbit the Earth twice
spacecraft will orbit the Earth twice before we command it to perform the
before we command it to perform the
before we command it to perform the translunar injection that slingshots it
translunar injection that slingshots it
translunar injection that slingshots it directly to the lunar transfer
directly to the lunar transfer
directly to the lunar transfer trajectory which takes it to the moon
trajectory which takes it to the moon
trajectory which takes it to the moon over there it will perform a propulsive
over there it will perform a propulsive
over there it will perform a propulsive born to get captured by the lunar orbit
born to get captured by the lunar orbit
born to get captured by the lunar orbit and we will keep reducing the orbits
and we will keep reducing the orbits
and we will keep reducing the orbits until we reach the s four orbit from
until we reach the s four orbit from
until we reach the s four orbit from where the descent will begin descent is
where the descent will begin descent is
where the descent will begin descent is the most critical and the trickiest part
the most critical and the trickiest part
the most critical and the trickiest part of our entire journey and it is
of our entire journey and it is
of our entire journey and it is completely autonomous after we land on
completely autonomous after we land on
completely autonomous after we land on the moon we will be the first private
the moon we will be the first private
the moon we will be the first private entity in the entire world to land on
entity in the entire world to land on
entity in the entire world to land on moon
after landing we will release our rover
after landing we will release our rover iike on the surface of the Moon and she
iike on the surface of the Moon and she
iike on the surface of the Moon and she will begin her lunar exploration by
will begin her lunar exploration by
will begin her lunar exploration by sending down images and videos while
sending down images and videos while
sending down images and videos while moving at a speed of five centimeters
moving at a speed of five centimeters
moving at a speed of five centimeters per second to complete the 500 meters
per second to complete the 500 meters
per second to complete the 500 meters required to win this competition
required to win this competition
required to win this competition now you might all wonder how a computer
now you might all wonder how a computer
now you might all wonder how a computer engineer like myself became part of such
engineer like myself became part of such
engineer like myself became part of such an audacious mission I was just a
an audacious mission I was just a
an audacious mission I was just a nine-year-old kid when I first heard
nine-year-old kid when I first heard
nine-year-old kid when I first heard about cult Nacala first Indian woman to
about cult Nacala first Indian woman to
about cult Nacala first Indian woman to go to space and she became my
go to space and she became my
go to space and she became my inspiration for the longest time in my
inspiration for the longest time in my
inspiration for the longest time in my life that I can remember I wanted to
life that I can remember I wanted to
life that I can remember I wanted to work in space like ethnic abla
work in space like ethnic abla
work in space like ethnic abla I wanted to go to space I wanted to be
I wanted to go to space I wanted to be
I wanted to go to space I wanted to be part of that industry but like most of
part of that industry but like most of
part of that industry but like most of the childhood dreams it became a
the childhood dreams it became a
the childhood dreams it became a forgotten dream until I stumbled upon an
forgotten dream until I stumbled upon an
forgotten dream until I stumbled upon an opportunity to work with demoness and my
opportunity to work with demoness and my
opportunity to work with demoness and my dream was revived here I work as a
dream was revived here I work as a
dream was revived here I work as a ground software engineer building
ground software engineer building
ground software engineer building software’s for the team in DES Mission
software’s for the team in DES Mission
software’s for the team in DES Mission Control team och as we call it where all
Control team och as we call it where all
Control team och as we call it where all the action will be from launch till we
the action will be from launch till we
the action will be from launch till we accomplished all the objectives of our
accomplished all the objectives of our
accomplished all the objectives of our mission
mission
mission teaming des is a team of engineers
teaming des is a team of engineers
teaming des is a team of engineers explorers and scientists we are a team
explorers and scientists we are a team
explorers and scientists we are a team of hundred people with two dozen retired
of hundred people with two dozen retired
of hundred people with two dozen retired SEO scientists guiding us and nurturing
SEO scientists guiding us and nurturing
SEO scientists guiding us and nurturing us these are the people who built
us these are the people who built
us these are the people who built India’s space program and now they are
India’s space program and now they are
India’s space program and now they are nurturing the next big leap in space for
nurturing the next big leap in space for
nurturing the next big leap in space for India one such person I would especially
India one such person I would especially
India one such person I would especially like to mention because he is an alumni
like to mention because he is an alumni
like to mention because he is an alumni of NIT Surat al and he is one of my
of NIT Surat al and he is one of my
of NIT Surat al and he is one of my mentors that is mr. Srinivasan agree you
mentors that is mr. Srinivasan agree you
mentors that is mr. Srinivasan agree you can see him standing at the center right
can see him standing at the center right
can see him standing at the center right below the t—minus logo in a blue shirt
he was the mission director of Chandra
he was the mission director of Chandra on one mission among many others and he
on one mission among many others and he
on one mission among many others and he will be the mission director of our
will be the mission director of our
will be the mission director of our lunar landing mission as well we are
lunar landing mission as well we are
lunar landing mission as well we are also backed by the some of the biggest
also backed by the some of the biggest
also backed by the some of the biggest tycoons
tycoons
tycoons the industry including Ratan Tata
the industry including Ratan Tata
the industry including Ratan Tata Nandan Nilekani and Kiran Majumdar Shah
Nandan Nilekani and Kiran Majumdar Shah
Nandan Nilekani and Kiran Majumdar Shah being part of such an audacious journey
being part of such an audacious journey
being part of such an audacious journey it becomes our responsibility to include
it becomes our responsibility to include
it becomes our responsibility to include and inspire as many people as we can
and inspire as many people as we can
and inspire as many people as we can once the first initiative that we took
once the first initiative that we took
once the first initiative that we took to inspire young minds was the lap to
to inspire young minds was the lap to
to inspire young minds was the lap to moon challenge it was a global
moon challenge it was a global
moon challenge it was a global competition too for anyone below the age
competition too for anyone below the age
competition too for anyone below the age of 25 to imagine design and build an
of 25 to imagine design and build an
of 25 to imagine design and build an experiment that will help sustain life
experiment that will help sustain life
experiment that will help sustain life on the surface of the Moon the reward
on the surface of the Moon the reward
on the surface of the Moon the reward was the winning experiment we’ll get to
was the winning experiment we’ll get to
was the winning experiment we’ll get to go with us on a spacecraft to moon
go with us on a spacecraft to moon
go with us on a spacecraft to moon exciting right
exciting right
exciting right well people thought so too because we
well people thought so too because we
well people thought so too because we received 3,000 entries from 15 different
received 3,000 entries from 15 different
received 3,000 entries from 15 different countries out of which we selected 25 to
countries out of which we selected 25 to
countries out of which we selected 25 to build their prototypes on screening
build their prototypes on screening
build their prototypes on screening those 25 prototypes was finally selected
those 25 prototypes was finally selected
those 25 prototypes was finally selected 15 teams that were flown down to our
15 teams that were flown down to our
15 teams that were flown down to our facility in Bangalore to present their
facility in Bangalore to present their
facility in Bangalore to present their work the winning teams are now the
work the winning teams are now the
work the winning teams are now the winning teams
winning teams
winning teams I said plural because we the come the
I said plural because we the come the
I said plural because we the come the experiments were so amazing that we
experiments were so amazing that we
experiments were so amazing that we couldn’t just choose a single one we had
couldn’t just choose a single one we had
couldn’t just choose a single one we had to choose multiple so the winning teams
to choose multiple so the winning teams
to choose multiple so the winning teams are going with us on our spacecraft and
are going with us on our spacecraft and
are going with us on our spacecraft and the data that these teams will collect
the data that these teams will collect
the data that these teams will collect will drastically enhance our
will drastically enhance our
will drastically enhance our understanding of the moon and bring us
understanding of the moon and bring us
understanding of the moon and bring us even closer to building a lunar base
the next initiative that we took was as
the next initiative that we took was as we like to call it the moonshot wheels
we like to call it the moonshot wheels
we like to call it the moonshot wheels moonshot wheels began its journey back
moonshot wheels began its journey back
moonshot wheels began its journey back in February from Banglore with an aim to
in February from Banglore with an aim to
in February from Banglore with an aim to travel across 12 states and impact
travel across 12 states and impact
travel across 12 states and impact approximately 36,000 students garment
approximately 36,000 students garment
approximately 36,000 students garment school students it is fitted with
school students it is fitted with
school students it is fitted with experimental tools for learning
experimental tools for learning
experimental tools for learning simulated lunar surface
simulated lunar surface
simulated lunar surface prototype of our world and a scaled down
prototype of our world and a scaled down
prototype of our world and a scaled down model of Verlander along with 16 3d
model of Verlander along with 16 3d
model of Verlander along with 16 3d experiments to teach kids not just about
experiments to teach kids not just about
experiments to teach kids not just about diamond disease mission team and disease
diamond disease mission team and disease
diamond disease mission team and disease moonshot but also about space science in
moonshot but also about space science in
moonshot but also about space science in general and expand their young minds to
general and expand their young minds to
general and expand their young minds to the idea of space diamond disease
the idea of space diamond disease
the idea of space diamond disease mission is an inclusive and democratic
mission is an inclusive and democratic
mission is an inclusive and democratic one as it’s not just our mission it
one as it’s not just our mission it
one as it’s not just our mission it carries the aspiration of every single
carries the aspiration of every single
carries the aspiration of every single Indian who ever dreamed of a better
Indian who ever dreamed of a better
Indian who ever dreamed of a better India it is truly her Indian commercial
India it is truly her Indian commercial
India it is truly her Indian commercial come join us and be part of this
come join us and be part of this
come join us and be part of this audacious journey come join us and be
audacious journey come join us and be
audacious journey come join us and be part of this moonshot it truly is her
part of this moonshot it truly is her
part of this moonshot it truly is her Indian come on short thank you so much
Indian come on short thank you so much
Indian come on short thank you so much [Music]
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