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(Mohanty)
Should the launch simulation

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be successful today,

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the review committee
can proceed with locking

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the Chandrayaan-3 profile.

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I will push forward
the budget request

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so that on February 1st,

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when the Finance Minister
announces the budget,

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we can show the world

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that India will be the first country

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to reach the lunar south pole.

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Come on, Dr. Ramaiah.

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Let's go to the Moon.

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(man 1)
Trajectory check complete.

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All parameters within tolerance.

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Proceeding with final countdown.

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(Yamini)
Initiating launch simulation.

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(suspenseful music)

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Five.

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Four.

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Three.

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Two.

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One.

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- (spacecraft rumbles)
- (intense music)

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(man 2) Thrust nominal.

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Stage one burn proceeding
as planned.

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Guidance stable.

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Pitch program on nominal trajectory.

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Telemetry steady.

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All sensors reporting
nominal values.

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Flight director, thrust profile
not meeting nominal acceleration.

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(siren blaring)

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(man 1)
Trajectory deviation detected.

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Overall velocity low.

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What's wrong?

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Checking.

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(keyboard keys clicking)

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(man 2) Payload weight
higher than expected.

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Ascends lower than planned.

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What's going on?

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(man 1) Telemetry confirms
increased mass.

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Telemetry confirms
overcapacity issues.

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- What?
- Because of the modifications

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made after the failure,

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Chandrayaan's weight increased, sir.

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But how? There isn't even
an orbiter this time.

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The legs and joints of Vikram
have been strengthened.

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And...

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we've also added some components.

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Uh...

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It's the weight of a guarantee.

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- How much?
- 450 kilograms, sir.

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- (tense music)
- (indistinct chatter)

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Wow!

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Our genius scientists

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have failed the launch
just to guarantee a landing.

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It is just a simulation.

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The whole point of it is
to spot unseen errors.

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And what's the point
of my coming here?

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To see these errors?

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(tense music)

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You've put in a ₹75 crore demand
for the design, haven't you?

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You'll get that

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only when the review committee
approves the mission.

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The simulation has failed.

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How am I supposed to get
the budget approved?

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Reduce the weight.

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Otherwise, just sit at home
and watch Russia get to the Moon

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while singing "Ra-Ra-Rasputin."

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(intense music)

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(Ramaiah) What is the current weight
of the rover?

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(Yamini)
Approximately 26 kilos, sir.

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(Ramaiah) And what about
the rover's ancillary stuff?

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I mean, what's the weight
for putting it in the lander?

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600 kilos, sir. But why?

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(suspenseful music)

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Can we do away with Pragyan?

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But, sir, the rover
was the heart of the mission.

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Why should we give up
a major discovery

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just to win the landing race, sir?

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It's not about discovery, Yamini.

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It's about geopolitics!

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- As the chief, I have to--
- But, sir, first it was Arjun

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and now you're asking
to remove the rover.

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This is not the right solution.

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Do you have another solution?

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If you don't have one, don't take
the moral high ground here.

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Please.

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Now, it's time to be realists,

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not scientists.

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(sombre music)

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(muffled party music playing)

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(Madhvi) What's the status
of the resignation?

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(Arjun) Just sending the resignation
wasn't enough, Madhu.

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I'll have to go
and explain in person

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why I don't want to be
a scientist at ISRO.

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(sad music)

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Arjun.

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You sure you don't want
to wear your jacket?

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I'll put it on.

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- (indistinct chatter)
- Listen.

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They're your college friends.

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They won't grill you
about the landing.

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So, just cheer up, okay?
And enjoy the party.

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Hmm?

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Hey, so you finally
found the time, scientist!

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Hey, Rohan.

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- The place looks amazing!
- Oh, thank you.

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I'm so glad you could come.

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- How are you? Great to meet you!
- Hi. All well.

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Same here.
And congratulations, it's beautiful.

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Thank you so much.

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I've been calling him for so long.

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But he kept putting it off
because of his project!

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(all chuckle)

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What happened finally?

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The project failed.

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- Come on, man. I'm just kidding.
- (Madhvi chuckles)

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- Yeah.
- Come.

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I wanted to introduce you

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- to my friends.
- Yeah, of course.

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(Rohan chuckles)

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Guys, this is Arjun, Madhvi.

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- Hi.
- This is Meenal.

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She's getting worn out
in consulting.

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(all chuckle)

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This is Awais.

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- Hi, Awais.
- Founder of Pixxel.

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- Hello.
- It's a space tech company

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that's building a constellation
of imaging satellites

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around the Earth.

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And this here is my friend, Arjun.

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He's absolutely rocking it
at ISRO as a scientist.

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ISRO? Very nice.

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Seems like we're both
sending stuff to space.

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Say what you want,

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but the real deep-tech work
is being done

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by your friend Arjun and Pixxel.

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All right, man. If you say so.

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You okay?

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Don't worry.

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Even you will imagine a future
after ISRO. For sure.

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There was so much to achieve.

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I was an idiot
for wanting to be a scientist.

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It's good that I resigned.

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(indistinct chatter)

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- I'll get a drink.
- Let's get some stronger drinks.

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- Yeah.
- Yeah, please.

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After you.

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Rohit.

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- Madhvi, he's resigned?
- Hmm?

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- (indistinct chatter)
- (party music)

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Well, totally understandable.

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They probably made it tough for him
after the Chandrayaan failure.

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Anyhow...

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You tell me.

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How are you?
What have you been up to?

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Nothing fancy.
Same old stuff.

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Shaping the worldview
of seventh and eighth graders.

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Some want to become founders
like you and make money,

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while others want
to serve the nation.

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You don't have to spend
your whole life

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in government offices
to serve the nation.

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Start-ups create huge wealth
for the employees. Am I right?

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Absolutely right.

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I've been telling you forever

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to move on
from these government jobs.

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Russia, Europe
and other space agencies

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are way ahead of where we are.

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Come work for me.

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- Yeah.
- What do you mean?

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Our work culture is quite positive.

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No blame games at all.

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And you have a solid background.

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You'll get all the glory
in the office

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for your experience
as an ML scientist.

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(sombre music)

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Rohan, I...

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I have no experience
in your line of work.

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Oh, come on.

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I figured out your talent ages ago
while copying your assignments.

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I'll connect you with my CTO.

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You'll be up to speed in no time.

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- The CTO already?
- Yes.

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Just think about it.

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We've raised a lot of funds.

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Your CTC will be in crores.

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10x.

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- It's huge, right?
- Yeah.

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You two should discuss it.

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Tell me in a week.

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A week.

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- (glasses clink)
- (all) Cheers!

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(dramatic music)

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(tense music)

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(Jairam) New recruits!
ISRO is known for doing big things.

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In 2017,

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we broke the world record
by launching 104 satellites at once.

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(dramatic music)

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But now we're counting on you,

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the next generation,
who will take it forward.

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(all clapping)

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Hi. I'm Jairam Shetty.

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I'm a government hardware engineer.

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And I designed the Pragyan rover
for Chandrayaan.

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- (all clapping)
- Thank you, thank you.

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I look forward
to learning from you as well.

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Now, before we start,
I want to ask you a question.

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In Chandrayaan, what role

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does the Pragyan rover play?
Anybody?

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Erm...

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Yes?

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Sir, the rover could have
left the Vikram lander

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and explored the Moon's surface
for Lithium and Helium-3.

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It could have even produced
rocket fuel,

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aiding progress in space.

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Great answer.

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Just one small change.

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Not, "could have."

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Say, "It will."

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(triumphant music)

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Even on the mission
with Chandrayaan-3.

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(everyone clapping)

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(news anchor 1)
Putting past failures behind them,

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they are fully engaged in preparing
for Chandrayaan-3.

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But the key question is,
will the government

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show faith and release funds
in the budget,

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or will it just make them wait?

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And if that happens,

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Russia is almost certain
to reach the Moon before India.

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Hmm.

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Did you track ISRO news all day

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or think about what to do next?

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Why even think?

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Rohan even sent
the offer letter to me.

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- What?
- Hmm.

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Are you serious?

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You sure you want to do this?

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Of course.

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This 2 BHK, a small car,
petty blame games...

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How long?

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I mean, I can do better
than all of this.

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Right?

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I'll have a big house, a big car,

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a life like Rohan,
and you'll finally be proud of me.

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What?

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What do you mean?

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What are you saying, Arjun?

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I've always been proud of you.

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Besides, you always say
Rohan is a phony.

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He keeps trying to poach you
all the time.

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But the offer is real, right?

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He wasn't simply rambling
at the party.

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He really wants me, Madhu.

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Yeah, but is this
what you really want?

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Or is it just the money
that he's offering?

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I just don't get
why you're against all of this.

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- Against? I--
- You know everything.

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You know what I'm going through.

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Arjun, Yamini ma'am
personally called and clarified

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that your name not being on the list
was a genuine mistake.

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Forget about it. Let it go.

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Let it go?

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Ever since the C2 failure,

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everyone's been on my case
about my mistakes.

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What about that, Madhu?

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I'm sure the work and work culture
at this start-up

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will be better than here.

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(Madhvi scoffs)

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If this start-up
really mattered to you,

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you'd be reading up on it
rather than watching ISRO news.

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So, don't fool me.

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I know where your heart is.

273
00:12:11,920 --> 00:12:14,520
My heart is where I'm respected
as a scientist, Madhu.

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00:12:14,554 --> 00:12:15,554
(sombre music)

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00:12:17,520 --> 00:12:18,520
All right.

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Jairam has been
calling continuously.

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Please just call him back.

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(Yamini) Sir.

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Sir, you know we are not doing
the right thing by removing Pragyan.

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Sometimes, what's more important
than doing the right thing is

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doing things right.

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(soft music)

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Sir, during Chandrayaan-1,

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Doctor sahab had
encouraged a young scientist

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to pursue the discovery of water
on the Moon.

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That discovery made him
the VSSC chief.

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And today, he's the chief of ISRO.

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Why is he not doing the same thing
for other scientists, sir?

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A scientist's true glory lies
in their discoveries, right?

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Enough, Yamini.

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We can't keep discussing
the same thing every day.

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Unless you find a solution,

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the rover will have to be removed.

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In that case,
challenge accepted, sir.

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I will get it done
by the review meeting.

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(dramatic music)

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I hope you do, Yamini.

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I really hope so.

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(car lock beeps)

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00:13:36,840 --> 00:13:38,840
(intense music)

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00:13:56,800 --> 00:14:00,200
(intense music continues)

302
00:14:10,800 --> 00:14:11,800
- (car honks)
- (dramatic music)

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00:14:28,520 --> 00:14:29,520
(dramatic music continues)

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00:14:59,800 --> 00:15:01,160
(man shouts) Hey, watch out!

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00:15:01,360 --> 00:15:02,640
(everyone laughs)

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00:15:09,640 --> 00:15:10,598
(Jairam scoffs)

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00:15:12,120 --> 00:15:13,120
(thrusts whoosh)

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00:15:27,560 --> 00:15:29,040
Okay. Next team, get ready.

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Yes, sir.

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Our sounding rocket
went up just like that.

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00:15:32,979 --> 00:15:33,937
(Jairam chuckles)

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00:15:34,840 --> 00:15:35,880
Sir, you're here?

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00:15:36,480 --> 00:15:37,920
Sorry, I couldn't meet you
for the past two weeks.

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Been a bit tied up.

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00:15:40,360 --> 00:15:43,080
The resignation process here
is so paperwork-heavy,

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00:15:44,080 --> 00:15:46,320
I could retire
before it even gets approved.

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00:15:48,320 --> 00:15:49,560
- May I?
- Sure.

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00:15:54,840 --> 00:15:56,240
Some really interesting ideas here.

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00:15:57,680 --> 00:15:59,160
How much weight reduction
is possible?

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00:16:01,160 --> 00:16:03,000
Sir, around 100 kilograms.

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00:16:04,320 --> 00:16:07,000
- 100.
- But what good are these ideas, sir?

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00:16:10,240 --> 00:16:12,080
The scientist who could
execute them is leaving.

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00:16:12,114 --> 00:16:14,114
(Arjun chuckles)

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00:16:15,760 --> 00:16:16,960
What time is
the review meeting tomorrow?

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00:16:18,040 --> 00:16:19,800
Sir, it's at 2:00 p.m. tomorrow.

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00:16:20,480 --> 00:16:22,320
When is your exit interview?

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00:16:22,960 --> 00:16:24,320
At 11 o'clock in the morning.

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00:16:25,080 --> 00:16:26,080
Shall we hang out later
in the evening?

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00:16:27,520 --> 00:16:28,520
No, sir.

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Orientation's happening tomorrow.

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00:16:31,600 --> 00:16:33,000
You gave a speech last time.

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You inspired people
to become scientists

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and now you're moving on.

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00:16:39,114 --> 00:16:41,114
(sombre music)

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00:16:45,560 --> 00:16:47,080
Okay! Tara!

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- Your team!
- Yes, sir.

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00:16:51,160 --> 00:16:53,800
Sir, we've designed the nose cone
of this sounding rocket

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with improved aerodynamics.

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00:16:56,280 --> 00:16:58,280
This could also increase
the launch capacity.

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00:16:58,360 --> 00:17:00,440
Its shape
reduces drag significantly,

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00:17:00,520 --> 00:17:02,720
which improves fuel efficiency.

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00:17:02,800 --> 00:17:04,640
The materials used
are also composite.

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Light-weight, but extremely durable.

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00:17:07,240 --> 00:17:08,640
(uplifting music)

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(Yamini scoffs)

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00:17:25,552 --> 00:17:26,510
(coffee machine whirring)

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00:17:30,480 --> 00:17:31,438
(suspenseful music)

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(news anchor) Scientific advisor
Dr. Mohanty held a meeting

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with the Finance Minister.

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Is ISRO going to receive the budget
for Chandrayaan-3 this year?

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We'll find out in the next 48 hours.

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00:17:48,000 --> 00:17:49,240
I'm sorry. I'm late, Arjun.

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00:17:49,960 --> 00:17:51,000
Oh, I just...

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00:17:57,200 --> 00:17:58,158
(files clatter)

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- (Yamini tsks)
- I'll get it.

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00:18:07,320 --> 00:18:08,558
(suspenseful music)

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00:18:10,880 --> 00:18:13,600
I'm sorry, Arjun.
I haven't slept all night.

358
00:18:13,960 --> 00:18:16,360
In a failed effort to save
the Pragyan rover.

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00:18:17,160 --> 00:18:19,120
Yet, it was of no use.

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00:18:22,320 --> 00:18:25,320
Did you learn Russian
during your notice period?

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00:18:26,160 --> 00:18:28,200
I was just looking at
the pointed nose cone rocket.

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00:18:28,600 --> 00:18:29,560
What's this for?

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00:18:32,360 --> 00:18:34,520
Seeing the Russian agency's
arrogance,

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00:18:34,600 --> 00:18:37,840
I was wondering
when we will have an agency

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that gets an unlimited budget.

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00:18:43,080 --> 00:18:45,960
(uplifting music)

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00:18:51,680 --> 00:18:54,160
(indistinct chatter)

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00:19:02,360 --> 00:19:03,280
Let's start!

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00:19:04,000 --> 00:19:06,640
Jairam, let's not wait.
Just start.

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00:19:07,600 --> 00:19:08,600
The proposal suggests taking

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the Pragyan rover off
the Chandrayaan-3 mission.

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00:19:11,800 --> 00:19:13,920
Sir, without Pragyan,

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Chandrayaan-3
will be 600 kilograms lighter

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and 5% cheaper.

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00:19:18,000 --> 00:19:20,760
In this situation, this option
is in the nation's best interest.

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00:19:21,920 --> 00:19:22,878
(suspenseful music)

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00:19:23,160 --> 00:19:26,200
Sorry, sir, but the nation's
interest will be served

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only if Pragyan goes to the Moon
and makes a scientific discovery.

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00:19:30,480 --> 00:19:33,240
Dr. Ramaiah,
this is your project director.

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00:19:33,960 --> 00:19:34,918
What is she saying?

381
00:19:34,960 --> 00:19:38,680
Yamini, the proposal itself
is without the rover.

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00:19:38,760 --> 00:19:40,080
As per your permission,

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00:19:40,600 --> 00:19:44,920
I have found another solution
to reduce the weight.

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00:19:44,954 --> 00:19:45,886
(indistinct chatter)

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00:19:45,920 --> 00:19:47,000
What permission?

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00:19:47,880 --> 00:19:49,000
What solution?

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00:19:49,840 --> 00:19:51,680
The fix is to take out
the 5th engine

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00:19:51,760 --> 00:19:52,920
from the Vikram lander.

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00:19:53,840 --> 00:19:56,240
Sir, that alone
will reduce 300 kilograms.

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00:19:56,440 --> 00:19:57,960
But by turning off the four engines

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00:19:58,040 --> 00:19:59,560
and starting the fifth engine,

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only then will a soft landing
be possible.

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00:20:01,200 --> 00:20:05,000
If I use only four engines
and run these two engines

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00:20:05,640 --> 00:20:09,080
at half capacity,
like a coffee machine,

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00:20:09,160 --> 00:20:10,440
we can achieve a soft landing.

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00:20:11,240 --> 00:20:13,200
Sir, this regulatory mechanism

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00:20:13,280 --> 00:20:16,400
has already been demonstrated
in the debris manoeuvre.

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00:20:16,840 --> 00:20:18,800
Even then,
it only cuts 300 kilograms.

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00:20:19,875 --> 00:20:22,795
Sir, we can cut 100 kilograms
in cabling as well.

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00:20:24,080 --> 00:20:26,320
I conducted a new study
together with the trainees.

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00:20:26,354 --> 00:20:28,354
(suspenseful music)

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00:20:29,160 --> 00:20:30,240
Dr. Ramaiah.

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00:20:30,920 --> 00:20:33,400
What game are you playing
by passing these files around?

404
00:20:34,120 --> 00:20:35,521
That still only
reduces 400 kilograms.

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00:20:35,555 --> 00:20:36,880
That's 200 kilograms
less than before.

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00:20:37,400 --> 00:20:40,440
If you and your team
don't have a solution,

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00:20:40,840 --> 00:20:42,680
then maybe we should just give up

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00:20:43,320 --> 00:20:44,720
and take the rover out.

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00:20:45,640 --> 00:20:47,966
This is the only way
to outmanoeuvre Russia

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00:20:48,000 --> 00:20:50,120
and win at geopolitics.

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00:20:50,200 --> 00:20:51,520
This is the only solution!

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00:20:51,554 --> 00:20:52,554
(tense music)

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00:20:55,160 --> 00:20:56,600
There's another solution, sir.

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00:20:56,634 --> 00:20:57,634
(indistinct chatter)

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00:20:58,720 --> 00:20:59,640
What?

416
00:21:02,480 --> 00:21:04,280
The new design is similar
to this one.

417
00:21:04,800 --> 00:21:07,600
The rocket's capacity can increase
from 200 to 300 kilograms.

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00:21:07,680 --> 00:21:10,840
Sir, this is the new
"nose cone" design.

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00:21:11,280 --> 00:21:14,520
Jairam has also prepared
an experimental report on this.

420
00:21:14,800 --> 00:21:19,720
Even Russia has been using this type
of design in their rockets.

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00:21:20,720 --> 00:21:24,680
Our American vendors
are ready to supply the materials.

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00:21:24,714 --> 00:21:26,547
(tense music rises)

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00:21:28,080 --> 00:21:29,120
How much is that?

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00:21:30,200 --> 00:21:31,280
600 kilograms.

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00:21:32,920 --> 00:21:34,960
If we're lucky, 700, sir.

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00:21:40,080 --> 00:21:41,040
Dr. Mohanty.

427
00:21:42,560 --> 00:21:43,560
Looks like

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00:21:44,600 --> 00:21:46,880
my scientists just aren't sold

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00:21:47,400 --> 00:21:49,840
on taking the rover out.

430
00:21:52,800 --> 00:21:55,400
Because my team
believes in discovery.

431
00:21:56,840 --> 00:21:57,920
And you'll agree with me, sir.

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00:21:59,480 --> 00:22:01,600
A scientist's true glory

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00:22:02,440 --> 00:22:03,840
lies in their discoveries.

434
00:22:05,360 --> 00:22:07,600
And in a scientist's glory,

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00:22:08,320 --> 00:22:09,480
lies the nation's glory.

436
00:22:09,514 --> 00:22:11,514
(soft triumphant music)

437
00:22:14,800 --> 00:22:16,880
So, we shall lock
the Chandrayaan-3 mission profile

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00:22:17,840 --> 00:22:18,760
with Pragyan.

439
00:22:19,400 --> 00:22:21,080
(all clapping and cheering)

440
00:22:29,480 --> 00:22:30,480
(triumphant music)

441
00:22:33,640 --> 00:22:35,880
Still want an approval
on your resignation? Hmm?

442
00:22:39,120 --> 00:22:40,160
Well done, Yamini.

443
00:22:41,960 --> 00:22:43,720
Today, you have not just succeeded

444
00:22:44,760 --> 00:22:48,360
as a scientist,
but also as a leader.

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00:22:49,720 --> 00:22:54,200
I know this is a bit last-minute,
but if possible,

446
00:22:55,120 --> 00:22:56,480
you should give

447
00:22:57,960 --> 00:22:59,000
the speech this evening.

448
00:23:05,000 --> 00:23:06,080
Good job, Arjun.

449
00:23:10,240 --> 00:23:13,400
(pleasant music)

450
00:23:14,800 --> 00:23:16,440
(Yamini)
When I was as young as my daughter,

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00:23:17,120 --> 00:23:18,120
I loved

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00:23:18,760 --> 00:23:22,680
to stay late in the library
to read books.

453
00:23:23,480 --> 00:23:26,080
One night, I was so lost in my book

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00:23:26,160 --> 00:23:27,920
that I came home very late.

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00:23:28,040 --> 00:23:29,960
It was very dark

456
00:23:30,040 --> 00:23:33,640
and my bicycle crashed into a ditch.

457
00:23:34,880 --> 00:23:37,040
I was hurt pretty badly.

458
00:23:37,400 --> 00:23:38,880
My mom got scared
just by looking at me.

459
00:23:38,960 --> 00:23:40,960
She said that
there wasn't any need

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00:23:41,040 --> 00:23:42,360
to repair the bicycle.
Get rid of it.

461
00:23:42,600 --> 00:23:44,960
And Dad told me to stop going
to the library from then on.

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00:23:45,280 --> 00:23:47,440
I didn't let
Mom and Dad's fear get to me.

463
00:23:47,520 --> 00:23:50,680
In fact, I went to the library
to look for solutions.

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00:23:51,400 --> 00:23:53,960
One day,
I came across a physics book

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00:23:54,760 --> 00:23:57,600
that explained how moving a magnet
around a coil of wire

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00:23:57,680 --> 00:23:59,720
can generate electricity.

467
00:24:01,840 --> 00:24:03,040
I thought,

468
00:24:03,320 --> 00:24:05,280
what if I apply this
scientific principle

469
00:24:05,375 --> 00:24:06,415
of Michael Faraday

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00:24:06,720 --> 00:24:08,680
to the bicycle's motion?

471
00:24:08,714 --> 00:24:09,714
(snaps fingers)

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00:24:10,000 --> 00:24:11,000
That was it!

473
00:24:11,080 --> 00:24:13,440
I joined the dynamo
to the bicycle's wheel,

474
00:24:13,960 --> 00:24:16,760
and as I started pedalling,
a small flickering light

475
00:24:17,480 --> 00:24:20,040
started showing me
the way home from the library.

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00:24:20,760 --> 00:24:21,880
As scientists,

477
00:24:22,040 --> 00:24:24,680
your bicycles will break loads
of times in your journey.

478
00:24:25,240 --> 00:24:27,160
And it will leave you disappointed.

479
00:24:27,400 --> 00:24:30,240
But you have to learn
to take it in your stride.

480
00:24:30,274 --> 00:24:33,000
- (phone chimes)
- Because every unfortunate incident

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00:24:33,080 --> 00:24:35,080
shows you a new opportunity.

482
00:24:35,560 --> 00:24:38,680
It pushes you
to discover new knowledge,

483
00:24:40,200 --> 00:24:41,560
to unlock new wisdom,

484
00:24:42,640 --> 00:24:44,760
and to stay curious.

485
00:24:45,560 --> 00:24:47,400
Isn't it why we became scientists?

486
00:24:48,360 --> 00:24:50,400
To light paths of humanity

487
00:24:50,520 --> 00:24:52,760
with bulbs of wisdom.

488
00:24:52,794 --> 00:24:54,752
(all clapping)

489
00:25:06,200 --> 00:25:08,942
- (joyful music)
- (all clapping)

490
00:25:09,560 --> 00:25:10,560
Yamini,

491
00:25:11,800 --> 00:25:13,720
mission profile
has been submitted to the FM.

492
00:25:19,560 --> 00:25:21,240
(soft music fades)

493
00:25:21,320 --> 00:25:22,640
(News on TV)
An important announcement.

494
00:25:23,080 --> 00:25:24,200
In the past week,

495
00:25:24,320 --> 00:25:26,880
the speed at which this pandemic
has spread across the world

496
00:25:27,240 --> 00:25:29,160
is now making its presence felt
in our country as well.

497
00:25:29,600 --> 00:25:31,120
Taking note of this,

498
00:25:31,440 --> 00:25:32,560
the Government of India

499
00:25:32,960 --> 00:25:36,840
has decided to halt
all activities and work

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00:25:37,040 --> 00:25:38,520
across the nation.

501
00:25:39,120 --> 00:25:41,720
We urge everyone to stay at home,

502
00:25:41,840 --> 00:25:43,040
take good care of your own health

503
00:25:43,160 --> 00:25:44,800
and the health of your loved ones.

504
00:25:44,880 --> 00:25:46,840
For this nationwide restriction,

505
00:25:46,920 --> 00:25:49,480
the government
has also given a name...

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00:25:49,880 --> 00:25:50,880
Lockdown!

507
00:25:50,914 --> 00:25:52,914
(suspenseful music)

508
00:25:55,160 --> 00:25:58,160
(suspenseful music fades)