A fellow ISRO scientist who accepts blame for a launch failure and is reassigned to the Mars Orbiter Mission. He identifies critical payload and fuel constraints with the PSLV rocket, leads the junior technical team, and collaborates closely with Tara to overcome budget cuts and technical setbacks, ensuring the mission's eventual success.
Rakesh and Tara work together at ISRO, with Rakesh shielding Tara from professional fallout.
Rupert views the junior team's efforts skeptically and openly mocks their setbacks.
Kritika reports to Rakesh and Tara, leaving temporarily when personal crises arise.
Eka works alongside Rakesh on propulsion control as part of the assigned junior team.
Neha serves as a spacecraft autonomy designer under Rakesh and Tara's project leadership.
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