Rocket Scientist

A new book from former Space Shuttle Chief Engineer Mark L. Fox has entered the wellness world, and for a limited time, readers can grab it at a special Amazon Flash Sale price. In Go Find Joy: The Science of Calm—Erasing Anxiety with Energy Therapy, Fox blends rocket science with neuroscience to offer an accessible solution to the world’s #1 mental health struggle: anxiety.

When my wife returned from her Europe trip not long ago, she brought back an exquisite collection of chocolates. Dark, milk, white — the spectrum seemed endless. Yummy doesn’t even begin to describe them. I found myself in a private chocolate haven, savouring each piece in treasured moments. From the bitter notes of dark Belgian chocolate to the sweet, caramel undertones of a Swiss milk bar, each bite was a story waiting to be told. The first bite was sheer bliss.

The first big news from the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) in the New Year seems to have an in-built element of surprise in it. On January 7, V. Narayanan, a rocket and spacecraft propulsion expert, who heads the ISRO’s Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre (LPSC) in Thiruvananthapuram, was named successor to S. Somanath, the current chairman of the space agency.