Zeroing In with Dr. R.V. Ramanan | On ISRO's Multi-Satellite Launch and Chandrayaan-1

In the grand — the grandest— scheme of things, expanding our reaches out in space has perhaps been the most astonishing and awe inspiring feat in human history. In conversation with Dr. R. V. Ramanan, an eminent scientist from the Indian Space Research Organisation, who has made pivotal contributions to the Indian Space Program since 1984, most notably, on planning the mission to Mars, and as the Deputy Project Leader of the Moon Impact Probe of Chandrayaan-1, India’s first Moon mission, which led to the paradigm shifting discovery of water on the Moon! 

The crucial brilliance behind the fundamental concept of multi-satellite launch and separation, which also led to ISRO’s world record milestone of launching 104 satellites in a single launch in 2017, Dr. R.V. Ramanan’s striking ingenuity is strongly complement by his warmth and humility. In our conversation with him, he talked about his journey, fascinating anecdotes, and quintessential insights from the exceedingly challenging field of Spaceflight Mechanics and Astrodynamics—  and what it takes to literally shoot for the stars and beyond!

The team for Zeroing In for the episode included Garima Aggarwal, Varshith Reddy, KVNG Vikram, Fenil Shah, Manish Chauhan, Shreya Mishra, Prajwal Patnaik and Naman Jain. Featured artwork for the episode cover courtesy of Akshita Arora. Zeroing In season’s theme song featured herewith, 'Longing', created by Ethan Phangcho.