Watch India moon landing live at 8 am (it landed early)

Any ISU grads on the team? There were a lot of Indian students and TA’s in Engineering school when I was there.

There could be, but I think a lot of them stay in the US.

I had a decent amount of Indian Profs when I was in AeroE, and that was 30 years ago. Ganesh Rajagapolan (sp) for aerothermodynamics, he was kind of a hard ass at first, but a good guy, think he passed away. Vinay Dayal is still there. Had him for mechanics of materials. Very good teacher in a tough class. I took my final in there the day after my son was born, zero cramming for that one.

And there was a guy, don't remember his name but maybe someone here does. Old as dirt, taught statics. Had a heavy limp, rode a scooter with a helmet to campus, wore a maroon sportcoat with 20 years of chalkdust on it. Super heavy accent, took a long time to get used to it. He would explain something, then turn around from the chalkboard and say "agreewidaaaaaat?", as a way to see if we were understanding and keeping up. Anyone remember this guy from the early 90s? He was quite a character, but did not stand for any BS.
 
1969 America had dudes running around and playing golf on the moon, the rest of the world, "Were gonna try and land something on it in 2023".
 
Love to see Russia basically send a missle and India send a graceful landing craft.

It also demonstrates how little we’ve evolved in space exploration since the first moon landing. We have a long ways to go and a lot of legacy fuels and mechanisms to overcome.
 
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