Part II: When Ideas take you places – Space Technology and Beyond
Swapnanil Talukdar
Innovation Scholar ?? Strategy Consultant - Integrating Innovation with Impact.
‘Golden rules towards a successful NASA mission - SAFETY, EXCELLENCE, TEAMWORK and INTEGRITY’.
The movie-Magnificent Desolation quoted ‘....we have much more to explore....’. Well it all started with the one of the many characteristics of Human nature i.e. Curiosity. Since pre-historic time human mind have haunted for the Unknown. The moon being the most fascinated body which we see every day and was still a mysterious land until the Apollo Mission. Peenemunde Island to the north of Germany stands as the doorway to Space Education. Previously rocket’s came with TV control i.e. similar to the TV Camera. River GPS System was used to track the rocket projectile. From my observation at the museum I learnt that it took 1 hour to calculate the parabolic flight of the rocket. Peenemunde’s story has a simple and steady start towards the Space Science. It is from this place that the human race understood the importance of space studies as a core subject with huge possibilities.
This event ultimately brought a drastic change in my life-style. Well the reason behind this is the level of participation faced during the event. I was a part of an International Space Team at Germany ISEI-NASA Center. There I worked on Space Vehicle, popularly called as 'MoonBuggy'. Before concluding I would like to share my next Agenda of #Support_Space_Education. NASA’s Rover Challenge is one of the many examples to realize how as this point of time, space education as developed and how far have we been able to deliver our potential! So, I welcome young aspiring students to join hands and let’s create a Wider and Better World.
The skill I acquired through this journey is 'Intellectual Curiosity'.
I hereby call upon all the curious minds with their Out-of-the-Box ideas to work towards their Dreams taking the 3C – Compose, Collaborate and Compete as their Motto.