00:00The SpaceX rocket, the Falcon 9 rocket, is going to return back to a landing deck.
00:05Almost as if, you know, it defies physics.
00:07It's going to return back using its engines to ensure a perfect soft landing.
00:13I want to show you these images.
00:14This is of Group Captain Subhansha Shukla's parents.
00:18Very emotional, understandably so.
00:20And I think I can speak for every Indian when I say that we're feeling exactly the same way,
00:25the same rush of emotions.
00:27What a moment it is for him, for his family, for his country.
00:33You can see that written all over the faces of his family members, of his parents.
00:38That's Group Captain Shukla's father, his mother as well.
00:42The moment the launch happened, you could see his mother breaking down.
00:46And it's completely understandable.
00:48I cannot imagine the emotions that she's going through.
00:50I'm sure it's of pride.
00:52I'm sure it was also a bit of being nervous for her son's safety, excitement at the same time.
01:00That this is history that her son is part of, has been picked for, and living the dream of every single Indian right now.
01:08This is a view that you're seeing right now that's being shown to us by SpaceX.
01:16Another angle after the separation took place of how really it's being propelled,
01:21the Dragon capsule is being propelled right up to the International Space Station.
01:26It is in those final moments.
01:28At about 4 p.m. tomorrow is when the docking at the ISS will happen.
01:31And that time, it will be up to Group Captain Shukla to ensure the perfect maneuver to dock into the ISS.
01:39These are the multiple images that we're getting right now.
01:44And you see there, that is the moment of the Falcon rocket coming back to base.
01:51It's dark, so you're not able to see really in complete clarity.
01:54But with the ball of fire, you can see the touchdown of the Falcon 9 rocket.
01:58So the Falcon 9 rocket, a reusable one, this is the second mission it's been used in,
02:03is back to base, which means it can be used once again by SpaceX.
02:07Imagine the cost-cutting that's happened as a result of that.
02:10You've saved so much on resources by building a reusable rocket,
02:15something that was achieved just this year and already being used in so many missions,
02:19including a manned mission like this one.
02:21And ultimately, the agencies here are all involved.
02:25And I've been repeating this, that this is a collaborative effort.
02:28SpaceX, NASA, Axiom, ISRO, ESA, the European Space Agency,
02:32they've all come together to ensure so far the launch has been successful,
02:38that everything was planned to the T.
02:40All predictions were exactly how it turned out to be.
02:43And that's what ensured that moment at 2.31 a.m. Eastern time,
02:48at 12.01 p.m. Indian time, that launch took place as planned.
02:53And what a beautiful image and image that no doubt will be etched in every Indian mind
02:58for the coming many, many years,
03:01as we will hope that this paves the way for so many more Indians to go to space to live their dream.
03:09And look at those pictures in the middle of his screens there,
03:11of Group Captain Shukla's parents celebrating.
03:14What a beautiful image.
03:16They must be so proud, so relieved, too, I'm sure, at the successful launch.
03:21For his family, it's been a very, very exciting time, I'm sure.
03:25Remember, his son, his four-year-old son and his wife have been based in Florida for the last one month
03:31while he's been in quarantine, they got a chance to wave goodbye to him
03:36just as he was making his way to the launch pad earlier today, about five hours before launch.
03:43And you see those moments, there was emotion in the family,
03:46all of them hugging it out, celebrating the fact that it was a successful launch.
03:51I'm sure they're going to be watching every update that comes in in the next few days
03:55on what Group Captain Shukla is doing based on the experiments he'll conduct
03:59on the big learnings also for him.
04:02His mother is visibly emotional, wiping away her tears right after the launch took place.
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