(man over radio) Vehicle director to mission director.
LVM3 M4 launch vehicle is ready for Chandrayaan-3 mission.
(Yamini) Okay.
Initiate 30-second countdown to ignition.
(woman over radio) T minus 30 seconds.
Ignition sequence armed.
Engines at 100% thrust standby.
T minus 25 seconds.
Flight path nominal. Guidance confirmed.
Stop, stop, stop!
Ma'am, we need to stop the launch now.
What happened, Arjun?
(woman over radio) T minus 20 seconds.
(man over radio) All instruments...
Ma'am, we have to stop.
If we launch now, there could be a collision with the debris.
You sure?
Just take my word on this, ma'am. Trust me.
(woman over radio) T minus 15 seconds.
(intense music)
(woman over radio) Range clear...
Stop the launch.
- (Yamini) Abort. Abort. - What?
(music mellows)
(news reporter 1) We can see a bustle in ISRO's launch centre.
After the Chandrayaan-2 crash,
all eyes were on ISRO's second attempt
with the launch of Chandrayaan-3.
But it seems they've spent this chance as well.
Due to some technical issues,
the attempt to move ahead of Russia seems to be failing again.
And our hopes of earning
a place at the space table are slowly fading.
Activate the collision avoidance protocol.
Assess the new launch timing.
(man 1 over radio) Mission director, telemetry.
Collision avoidance alert triggered. C.A.P. active.
Copy. C.A.P. active. Hold sequence.
Copy all stations. Maintain hold.
Collision avoidance protocol running.
(man 2 over radio) Telemetry confirms C.A.P. cleared.
No further conjunction risk.
The trajectory is now clear, ma'am.
A four-second delay was required.
We can still do it on time.
Okay.
(woman over radio) Control noted. All stations to note.
Mission director has given authorisation for launch.
Five, four, three, two...
one.
Ignition.
(thrusters roaring)
(news reporter 2) A spectacular launch of the LVM3 M4 rocket.
This rocket is moving towards the Moon
with the pride of India, the Chandrayaan-3.
(news reporter 3) Ignition followed by a successful lift-off.
As the rocket climbs higher and higher into the blue sky,
it moves closer
to the crucial milestone of reaching the Moon.
(girls squealing)
- (spacecraft booming) - (indistinct radio announcements)
(news reporter 3) Seeing this historic moment,
every Indian is filled with pride
because we are all watching history being made.
(all clapping)
(uplifting music)
(engine roaring)
- (all cheering and clapping) - (music fades)
Arjun!
Congrats! We did it!
What... What was that, Shaheen?
(music turns tense)
I don't know how I missed it, Arjun--
Do you think this is a joke?
Did you forget what happened four years ago, Shaheen?
Such opportunities don't come every day.
It might be a scientific instrument for you,
but it has people's sentiments attached to it.
How could you just--
Sir, just relax.
Shaheen.
- (staff cheering) - (tense music)
(news reporter 3) Chandrayaan-3 has set out on its mission.
We'll land after 14 days.
And it is said that, this time,
ISRO is quite confident that we will land correctly.
(flight director 1) We will be crossing
into the sphere of influence of the Moon at this point,
as the Moon's gravitational force becomes the dominant effect
on the spacecraft's trajectory.
(music fades)
(Mohanty) Is the summit on the 22nd to 24th?
- (Nishant) Yes. - When is Chandrayaan's landing?
On the 23rd of August.
Sir, I have prepared the speeches
on successful, partially successful,
failures and partial failures. Do you want to check it?
Shut up!
You know that we have to transform
a scientific mission into a diplomatic mission.
Oh, man!
Did I apply hand wash instead of moisturiser again?
Why do all the bottles look alike?
- Sir, sir. - Yes.
- Call. - Who is it?
- PM sir. - What?
- PM sir. - Oh.
(mobile phone buzzing)
Yes, Mr. Prime Minister.
Yes.
Yes?
Russia?
Initiate final systems check,
and make sure everything is in order.
Because once this goes live,
the world will witness the next chapter of space history.
(mobile phone buzzing)
Hello, sir.
Russia is launching Luna 25 tomorrow.
They have released an announcement.
They will land two days ahead of us.
Before the International Summit.
It's not science, Ramaiah.
It's geopolitics.
(intense music)
Yamini, we only have ten days.
Even after launching first, we can't lose this.
We have to do something. We need to save face.
Gather the Chandrayaan team.
And breaking news...
Russia has launched Luna 25 today.
Despite being launched after the Chandrayaan-3,
the Luna will reach the Moon first because of its straight trajectory.
It seems that India made the wrong decision
in a bid to save fuel.
And with this, India's hope of winning the Moon race is over.
(Yamini) So, this is Chandrayaan-3's trajectory.
And this is Russia's.
If we want to beat Russia,
then we will have to take a sharper route.
But, ma'am, what can we do now?
The machine has been launched.
We should figure out if we can land in advance.
The drivers are still here. The car has left.
How do we make a shortcut?
Yes, the hardware has left.
But the software, we can make real-time changes in it.
With the team's calculations and Arjun's code.
(tense music)
I don't get this, sir.
Are you suggesting that
we make changes in the landing program from here?
It's risky,
but fear should not shut you down.
- Fear should wake you up! - (bangs table, glasses rattle)
(dramatic music)
(rocket roaring)
(news reporter 3) Now moving on to the ongoing space race.
Russia's Luna 25
and India's Chandrayaan-3 are racing.
Yes, the space race.
Now the question is who will reach first
and who will reach last.
Our scientists are running simulations day and night, sir.
The team is calculating new trajectories.
I don't want to hear all that, Dr. Ramaiah.
Just make sure that India is the first country
to reach the lunar south pole.
- That's it. - Yes, sir.
(news reporter 3) Russia has claimed
that their Luna 25 will land on the Moon two days before India.
(Jairam) Don't worry, sir. We'll catch up.
I just hope nothing goes wrong.
Last time when that malware attack happened,
I thought the foreign attackers were back.
I was scared, sir. Really.
Yamini ma'am, to avoid this malware attack,
we'll send two signals from Earth.
One for Chandrayaan and the other
- on the mirroring satellite. - Okay.
When Chandrayaan receives both the signals
and matches them, it'll act on them.
- Double check? - Yes, ma'am.
This is the only way to save Chandrayaan
from a malware attack.
Let's not shift goalposts right now.
- Ma'am, I've tried-- - No! No, no, no, no.
Arjun, we don't have time
for your hacker attack conspiracy theories.
(suspenseful music)
(news reporter 1) Chandrayaan took more time than planned
in an effort to save money and fuel.
And it's starting to look like
the Russians are getting ahead in this race.
Their rocket is moving rapidly towards the Moon.
Madhu, go to sleep. I have some work.
No, I can't do it tomorrow. I have to crack a code.
- In seven days... - Sir, but--
...Luna will be on the Moon, Ramaiah.
I've already been humiliated once before the PM.
- If it happens again... - Sir, we're trying--
...then you'll be answerable, not me.
- Understood, Ramaiah? - Sir, at least listen to me!
- Please. - (line beeps)
Sir.
(music fades)
Pramod, listen. Double check all the calculations.
I need the approved trajectory by tomorrow.
So that I can prepare the code for the advance landing.
(intense music)
(Pramod) Arjun, these calculations can take us
to the Moon before Russia.
Integrate them to your code
and deploy to Chandrayaan's operating system.
(dramatic music)
(patriotic music)
(news reporter 4) The breaking news at this moment.
Russia's Luna has left India behind.
It has become clear that in three days,
the country that will land on the lunar south pole
will be Russia.
Is there still any hope that ISRO's scientists
will be able to find a way to bring forward the landing?
(music intensifies)
(dramatic music)
(Shaheen) Stop, stop, stop! Don't push.
What happened?
(Shaheen) Arjun doesn't need to push the changes, sir.
Check the news.
(fiery roar)
(spacecraft rumbles)
(news reporter 5) Here's the top story.
Russia's Moon mission has failed.
Due to technical issues,
Luna has gone out of control.
And Russia's lunar ambitions have been dashed.
Russia is now out of the Moon race.
Now everyone's eyes
are on ISRO and India.
If everything goes well, in four days,
India will land on the Moon and make history.
But Luna's crash makes it clear that landing won't be easy.
(in Kannada) Sir, they gave us a run for our money!
Team!
Remember, it's not over until it's actually over.
We haven't landed yet.
(dramatic music)
(keys clacking)
(Jairam) How did these foreign hackers get so close
to controlling Vikram?
(dramatic music)
Had the US given us access to the GPS,
we wouldn't have lost so many soldiers in Kargil.
We are lagging behind in technology.
(Vikram) India needs the best of technology.
And for that, you have to become
the best of scientists.
(Ratna) Do you understand now
why your father wanted you to become a scientist?
(Young Arjun) Yes, Mom.
So that India has the best technology in the world. (echoes)
(Arjun gasps)
Arjun?
- Sir... - (Arjun gasps)
- Are you okay? - Sir.
Are you okay?
(melancholy music)
How did this happen?
It's been happening for a few days.
Panic attack?
I don't know.
Has this happened before?
It would happen a lot when I was little, sir,
after my father's death.
But over the years, it was under control.
I think it's because of Vikram's landing.
What happened to your father?
Kargil.
(patriotic music)
We lost many soldiers back then.
And we couldn't do anything.
Left at the mercy of other countries.
The sacrifice of soldiers like your father
was not in vain, Arjun.
We won the war.
And, Arjun, let me tell you a fact about Kargil.
After Kargil,
the Space Generation Task Force was formed.
That's when we decided, no matter what,
whether it's fighter jets for defence,
GPS, or a rover on the Moon,
we will do it.
Technologically, we will become superior in the world.
If the Russian mission hadn't crashed today,
would that dream have come true, sir?
It would have come true.
You know, we were being courageous
with the changes we were pushing.
Fear is a reaction, Arjun.
But courage?
Courage is a decision.
(intense music)
Let your mind be without fear.
Only then will you win.
Believe in yourself, Arjun.
Good night.
(intense music continues)
(uplifting music)
(music swells)
(upbeat music)
(Saurabh) Remember this date.
23rd August, 2023.
Because on this date,
we are going to delete the historical failures
and write a new story of a new India,
and that too, on the lunar surface.
(female news anchor) There is a thin line that separates
certainty and the uncertainty of the mission,
which can make a mission successful or unsuccessful.
Russia's Luna came and went,
but we didn't get tired or lose.
From every corner of the country,
people of every age are glued to their screens.
All eyes are on India right now.
(Jitendra) Our PM sir
and our scientific advisor Mr. Mohanty-ji have joined us
from the International Summit
to witness this historic moment.
Dr. Ramaiah,
I'm sitting right in the middle of two representatives
of the UN Security Council.
I've praised you so much that I'm a little nervous now.
Don't worry, sir.
The fight we've been fighting for the past 25 years
will be over today.
Dr. Ramaiah, you still remember the mission, right?
A seat at the space table.
The Prime Minister has his eyes on the mission,
and the whole world is watching India.
Let's do it.
Uh...
Is everything set?
- Check with Yamini-ji, please. - Yes, sir.
(man 1 over radio) Prepare for orbital injection.
Burn in T minus 15 seconds.
- (man 1) Mark. - (man 2) Orbit circularised.
Altitude 100 kilometres.
Descent initiation confirmed.
(man 1) Chandrayaan-3, we are go for descent.
Initiate power descent.
(woman over radio) Descent engine ignition...
Lander is ready to start descent.
IDSN ready to track?
(woman over radio) ...for initial deceleration burn.
(man 1) Altitude 50 kilometres. Velocity decreasing.
1.7 kilometres per second.
Over to you, Arjun.
(man over radio) All stations, this is flight.
We are go for rough braking. Confirm readiness.
Lander initiating rough braking.
Copy that.
Additional weight consideration.
Fuel requirements. Component fuel time.
(Arjun) Five...
four...
three...
two...
one.
(blasters roar)
(Shaheen) Copy that.
(man over radio) Nominal deceleration.
Horizontal velocity decreasing.
Altitude, 30 kilometres and dropping.
Velocity below 1.5 kilometres per second.
Tracking looks clean.
(Arjun) Descent started.
Speed is decreasing.
Two kilometres per second.
Lander in control, ma'am.
(all clapping and cheering)
(news reporter 6) The Vikram lander has successfully completed
the rough braking phase.
(all cheering)
And now we have entered
the next phase of the landing.
(all cheering)
Next stage,
attitude hold phase.
We have 11 minutes.
(man over radio) We are in attitude hold phase.
(woman) Copy that. Attitude stable.
Pitch minus two degrees.
Roll nominal.
Thrust levels holding at 58%.
Chamber pressure's ready.
- (telephone ringing) - (intense music)
Ma'am, Arjun has changed the security protocol.
Arjun, drop everything and come here.
Sir,
I want to report insubordination by Arjun.
But there hasn't been any fault, sir.
Correct so far.
But what if a big mess gets created in the next few minutes?
What kind of a mess?
Like the one that happened at the time of C2.
Because of Arjun's landing program.
(tense music rises)
I did what I did with the right intentions, ma'am.
If something goes wrong, intentions don't matter, Arjun!
What happened?
What is it, Yamini?
(dramatic music)
(Yamini) In the last minute,
Arjun decided to add a double-check feature
to the lander's firewall.
Without any peer testing
or my approval.
And this happened at the time
when I asked him specifically not to do this.
What is this feature, Arjun?
Sir, it is to prevent the hackers from taking control.
And is it preventing the hackers from taking control?
I really can't say, sir. I'm not sure.
I'm sure it will, sir.
That's incredibly courageous, Arjun.
Courage... Courageous?
You could also call drunk driving courageous.
But they have got another word for it.
Stupidity.
You're right, Yamini.
But I can't punish him...
yet.
But there will be action if it goes wrong.
(tense music)
(man over radio) Confirm velocity.
(woman over radio) Vertical velocity,
60 metres per second.
Horizontal, three metres per second.
Reducing as expected.
(man over radio) Good. Maintain parametres.
Telemetry link stable.
Hundred percent packet integrity.
(Arjun) Landing coordinate locked.
Field gauge fine.
Initiating fine braking.
(woman over radio) Throttling down to 42%.
Parameter energy range point 115 KV.
(woman over radio) Altitude 1.3 kilometres.
Descent rate decreasing.
- (blasters roaring) - (flight director) Copy.
Continue monitoring pitch corrections.
(woman over radio) Minimal oscillation within 0.1 degrees.
- Stable. - (man over radio) Data rate nominal.
Downlink holding.
3 kilometre.
2.9...
2.7...
2.4...
2.28...
2 kilometre...
1.9...
(spacecraft throttles)
1.7...
(suspenseful music)
(Arjun) 1.5...
1.4...
1.3...
1.1...
0.9...
0.8...
0.7...
(suspenseful music continues)
3...
2...
1...
(flight director) Contact confirmed. Velocity zero.
(woman over radio) Attitude stable.
Engines cut off.
We're on the Moon.
(all cheering and clapping)
Yes! Yes! Yes!
- (uplifting music) - (all cheering)
(triumphant music)
(news reporter exults) An incredible moment for India!
The moment we all have been desperately waiting for.
Chandrayaan-3 has landed on the Moon.
We have an atmosphere of celebration.
Chandrayaan-3 has successfully
touched down on the surface of the Moon!
A wonderful moment!
- A wonderful moment for ISRO. - (Saurabh cheering)
For the space scientists of India,
and for all of us,
- a moment of unimaginable joy. - Yes!
Scientists at ISRO have given Indians
something to be proud of!
More than a hundred crore Indians
are dancing in joy at this moment.
More than a hundred crore Indians
are dancing in joy at this moment.
The entire country is celebrating!
A proud moment!
A proud moment for every Indian!
Vande Mataram!
(emotional music)
(soft emotional music)
(all cheering)
Thank you.
Yeah.
(cheering continues)
(Ramaiah) "Where the mind is without fear
"and the head is held high
"where knowledge is free.
"Where the world has not been broken up into fragments
"by narrow domestic walls.
"Where words come out from the depths of truth.
"Where tireless striving
"stretches out its arms towards perfection.
"Where the clear stream of reason
"has not lost its way
"into the dreary desert sand of dead habit.
"Where the mind is led forward by thee
"into ever-expanding thought and action,
"into that heaven of freedom,
"my father, let my country awake."
("Ro Raha Hai Watan" playing)
(song continues)
(song fades)
(music fades)
(inspirational music)
(music fades)