BP Dakshayani

Rocket scientist BP Dakshayani, from the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), reflects on her journey defying societal expectations, India's home-grown space program, dynamics modelling in space travel, and India's historic triumph of sending a Mars mission on its first attempt. She discusses balancing work and family, her aspirations to live on Mars, and the challenges of living there. The episode also includes listener feedback and promotes another podcast from the BBC World Service.