Vande Mataram! 'India's Space Odyssey' Documentary Triumphs At The ContentAsia Awards In Bangkok

'India¡¯s Space Odyssey' documentary features Indian spacecraft that have returned from trips to the Moon and Mars with success. This is a display of India's painstakingly developed space programme, which is now poised to become one of the forerunners in the race to explore space.

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India Won The Award And Recognition At ContentAsia Awards!!

The ContentAsia Awards have recognised India's Space Odyssey with an award. The documentary chronicles the six decades of space exploration. It won the prize for the 'Best Current Affairs Programme' for a single Asian market on Friday at a ceremony in Bangkok, Thailand.

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Did You Know R. Madhavan Was Part Of This Space Documentary?

Yes, that's right. R. Madhavan provided the voice and narration for India's Space Odyssey. Recently, Madhavan worked on Rocketry: The Nambi Effect, a space project in which he portrayed the real-life career of aerospace engineer Nambi Narayanan.

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The documentary includes many ISRO professionals as well as space historians, scholars, and Dr G. Madhavan Nair, a former chairman of ISRO.

Chandraayan & Mangalyaan; Two Crucial Mission

The specialists highlight the nation's most revolutionary space developments, such as the "Chandraayan" and "Mangalyaan" missions, in the documentary while also discussing their difficult but rewarding experiences working in India's space programme.

The first lunar probe launched by India as part of the Chandrayaan programme was Chandrayaan-1. It was put into operation by the Indian Space Research Organization in August 2009 after being launched in October 2008. An impactor and a lunar orbiter were part of the project.

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Since September 24, 2014, the Mars Orbiter Mission, popularly known as Mangalyaan, has been orbiting Mars. The ISRO launched it on November 5, 2013.

The documentary, produced by Miditech Studios for Warner Bros. and Discovery+ India, aired in October 2021.

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