Jul 8Why care about space — Part 3Improving Ourselves — Dealing with our own fallacies 🫵 As evolved as we are, as sophisticated we think we are, as special as we want to be, we humans suffer from basic fallacies about ourselves. Ego — For the longest time we put ourselves at the center of all celestial motion. Even when observations refuted this belief, we took…Space4 min readSpace4 min read
May 7Why care about space — Part 2More Subtle Reasons — Continuing from Why care about space series — these are subtle reasons that not everyone stops to think about. Navigating our daily lives 🗺️ Did you know that Einstein’s theory of relativity has a practical application in our daily lives? Satellites orbiting our planet have their time tick differently relative to someone on the ground…Space3 min readSpace3 min read
Mar 23Why would Lawyers & Media care about Space? ChatGPT answers!Those of you following my recent writing would know that I have been thinking about this topic for a while. I recently kicked off why should You care about space series. I have also been watching an Indian courtroom drama series on Amazon Prime. With ChatGPT rolling along, you can…Technology2 min readTechnology2 min read
Mar 18Obvious Reasons FirstWhy care about space — Part 1 — Part of Why care about space series — These are obvious reasons because they are usually talked about the most. We need more stuff! Space exploration could provide an unlimited supply of raw materials as we need to support rapid population growth, coupled with our insatiable need for a better life. …Space3 min readSpace3 min read
Mar 18Why should YOU care about space?Got enough problems down here, why look up? — That’s the most common question I get asked. It’s not even an unfair question to ask. Most of us aren’t spending our daily lives trying to keep up with the progress of various space programs. Many of us don’t have the time or the interest to do so. Then there’s…NASA2 min readNASA2 min read
Feb 1812: Our Messengers To The CosmosVoyager Missions — $865 Million (Contd.) — The totality of Voyager mission firsts and successes cannot be summarized easily. Launched in 1977, by 1989 Voyager-2 had already explored Neptune, the last planet in our solar system. James Green wrote an excellent summary of their achievements — Only spacecraft to visit Uranus and Neptune (Voyager 2) and first…Space6 min readSpace6 min read
Dec 27, 2022Year In Review — 2022 🔭Thank you for your support! It’s exactly one year since I published my first article. To put words out in the public domain has been a unique experience for me. …Space2 min readSpace2 min read
Nov 26, 202211: Objects Humanity Has Thrown the FurthestVoyager Missions — $865 Millions — No other mission encompasses humanity’s desire for reaching out for the stars than the Voyager missions. It’s hard to believe now, but just a few decades ago we didn’t know much about the outer planets in our solar system. …Space5 min readSpace5 min read
Nov 20, 2022Managing Risk : What can Artemis-1 launch teach us?Context The biggest rocket ever created by humanity finally rose up towards the heavens. This mega rocket chugged through 2 million pounds of solid & 735,000 gallons of liquid propellant within 8 minutes. All to launch a tiny spacecraft called Orion, sitting atop this behemoth, towards the Moon. But this massive…Space5 min readSpace5 min read
Nov 13, 202210: $Price of DiscoveryFunding our curiosity — Financial support has always been a major factor behind any scientific endeavor. Perhaps no other financial investment is as risky as an investment into launching something into space. Even before anything gets launched, there’s a lot of initial capital required for hiring the best talent, designing & prototyping rockets, building…Space7 min readSpace7 min read
