One Science

A few days ago, I was watching discovery science on Cable and a new program caught my eye. The intro itself was so enthralling that it excited me. I am talking about the show “Exodus Earth”- a show based on the science, technology and vision required by our race to leave Earth along with a journey of “pioneers” exploring planets across our solar system and the distances far beyond. I really praise the efforts put into the narration and creative direction for this show, moreover what it conveys at its core is a dream that is connected to the reality of exploration. Here is a glimpse of what I am talking about. You can watch the episodes online on YouTube as well and a quick Google search revealed something that surprised me. The show aired on Discovery in August 2009 (THAT’S ALMOST A DECADE AGO), a time when ISRO’s Mangalyaan wasn’t on paper and SpaceX launched Falcon 1 for testing. It felt like I was sitting in the future realising that 10 years have gone by (could