00:00Yeah, space docking is really one of the technologically advanced feet, though it has been done many times in the space station to the other various modules, it has happened many times.
00:16You specifically look at here, this particular module of Dragon, this is the first time.
00:21Because this is the first docking for that module is concerned. And in that our Indian crew captain Swan Sukla also going as a pilot is another dimension there.
00:35So, and another thing is this whole thing is predominantly a commercial venture.
00:40Okay, though India is represented by Swan Sukla, it is only commercially we are availing that opportunity and go there.
00:49So, that way you look at here, this opens the way for how the space as a vantage point can be used for the future exploration without differentiating the national borders,
01:03without differentiating either the national body or the private team, though academia's research can be a part of that.
01:12For example, nearly Swan Sukla himself is handling going to be seven experiments, various laboratories of India.
01:18And nearly from 31 countries around 60 experiments have come, most of them are commercial venture.
01:24That means some of the things you cannot do it here, instead of you are making a laboratory for that and doing,
01:30there is a laboratory available internationally, you can make use of it. I think that's what keeps coming.
01:36So, now this is going to come in a better way when the International Space Station is going, its life is going to be out.
01:46So, its life has been extended, but in spite of that, by 2030, beyond that may be difficult for the International Space Station to continue its effort.
01:55So, it will be programmatically, it will be de-arbited. That's how present thinking is that.
02:01Originally, it is planned for 15 years, extended life 20, 25, now going to touch 30 years.
02:07Okay, so beyond that you cannot do. So, now a lot of effort will be made to make another International Space Station.
02:13And India also planning to make their own Space Station. And the possibility of bringing these two things together, also this particular mission will enable us.
02:25That means the success of this mission, how we interact with international teams, how International Team takes us positively, putting together.
02:34I think this will enable India's future ambitions of having a Space Station and international team also coming with its own next updated Space Station,
02:49which will not be totally held by the NASA or European Space Station in Russia. It will be a possibly private venture.
02:57And India also, you look at here, more and more space activities are becoming, giving to the private entities.
03:04And the private entities, now space, this effort will enable what the research to be done in the Space Station,
03:12whether the space exploration, or the new gadgets, or the new technologies, or the new medicines point of view,
03:20where various aspects point of view, a zero gravity laboratory is really, really required.
03:27And that will enable the nations across the world to make use of it in the future of the thing is concerned.
03:35So, space playing a role, but for that all the countries working together, along with India also playing a reasonably good positive active role.
03:45So, today's International Space Station, India is not a part of it. But future when we talk about International Space Station,
03:51India is not being a part of that. I used to tell our colleagues from outside.
03:56With India not being a part of the Space Station, you cannot claim it's International Space Station.
04:01Because internationally, we are also known, we are one of the top few countries in the world touching every aspect of that.
04:08Only this aspect is missing. I think this gap also will get filled up by these efforts.
04:13How do you think, sir, because when it comes to the Gaganyan mission,
04:17it shows the most approaching mission which we have conducted.
04:22What kind of errors through this development became correct in upcoming Gaganyan mission before?
04:31Yeah, this I think will give good learning for what the Gaganyan team is concerned.
04:37I think a good number of people also positioned the last couple of weeks in Florida to watch the developments,
04:45to watch this and follow what Sumanasukla's preparedness and following thing is concerned.
04:52And beyond that, the amount of training both Sumanasukla and Prasanth and I have got will also will help in a better way when they fly in the Gaganyan mission.
05:02Because the amount of training what they give is an all-round training, okay.
05:07It's how agile used to be, how they taught for the â any untoward system comes, how you will have to react,
05:16how the team building is required.
05:18Very, very many lessons I learned.
05:19So that also will be part and part.
05:21And not only that, and they are flown now.
05:23So this experience definitely will help us â them here.
05:27And beyond that, India is not having its own human space flight training center, okay.
05:35I think to make that also, these two people getting whatever got training will help us in a better way.
05:42And beyond all these things, when we work, you see this international mode.
05:47And this â and here, major players are private people, okay.
05:54Elon Musk for launching point of view.
05:56The Dragon module also by SpaceX only.
05:59And the whole mission is handled by the Axiom thing.
06:02So this will enthousias our own local private industries also to be part of this.
06:07So that way I feel it will trigger â it will stimulate the efforts what's already going on in India
06:16in some sort of an acceleration tonic these missions are concerned.
