Social media erupted with stirring messages of pride as India made its lunar leap of faith with the launch of Chandrayaan-2 on Monday. The layperson, not just the scientist seemed to be as excited as the student of science. After an initial glitch, India had kept her date with space destiny.

It is time to take a step back and see what we can learn from this. We may follow the mission through different information channels, but what can such breakthroughs actually teach us? They may inspire the youth to find adventure in scientific exploration. It may propel others to not give up, however small your endeavour may be. ISRO, after the technical snag launched the mission again in a week.