The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has achieved another leap in its quest for self-reliance in space, successfully launching the heaviest communication satellite ever lifted from Indian soil using its formidable heavy-lift rocket, the Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (LVM3). Affectionately nicknamed ‘Bahubali’ for its sheer power, the LVM3-M5 mission placed the critical 4,410 kg CMS-03 spacecraft into a precise Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO) on Sunday, November 2, 2025, from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre.
Understanding how research done in a controlled environment can have an impact on our lives has always intrigued me. With an exhaustive background in psychology and research, writing about different types and topics of research has not been that much of a change. I am interested in making relevant research findings available to a larger audience. On a weekend, you would usually find me either glued to a book or Netflix :)