LOL at the discussion… so many ways to interpret it. 😄
For everyone curious about the hold:
The hold at T-5 minutes during the Automatic Launch Sequence (ALS) was most likely caused by an old navigation parameter from what we call a static navigation test remaining in memory. It had a slight mismatch with the current navigation value, which triggered the hold.
Restarting the ALS refreshed the navigation parameters, bringing them back in sync with the current values, and the sequence proceeded normally.
So yes—a simple restart of the ALS technically solved the issue, but only because it reloaded the correct navigation parameters.
Indian-American plastic surgeon Dr. Karishma was flooded with racist and anti-Hindu abuse after posting a simple video about her bindi.
Comments telling her to "Go back to India" exposed the ugly reality of online hate.
She responded not with anger, but with dignity explaining the cultural significance of the bindi and calling for kindness and understanding.
Racism against Indians and Hindus is real. It must be challenged, not normalized. 🇮🇳
19-year-old Angel Rampersad was killed by an Iranian missile in Jordan:
Her mom Carol Acevedo:
“My daughter was a good soldier. She fought for this country and she died for this country. I, as a mother, am highly proud of her”
Bangladesh: In Madaraipur district, Islamists abducted a 4 years old Hindu girl and raped her.
After the torture, Islamists left the girl in front of her home.
Her mother is crying in front of the local influential Muslim leaders for justice.
This is the condition of the Hindu minorities in Bangladesh. They have no right to get justice.
- @HinduVoice_in
Hindu minorities in Bangladesh have faced systematic violence, rape, and displacement for decades, especially after every political upheaval.
This isn’t random crime. It’s the same pattern that turns neighbors into targets the moment Muslims gain power.
As everything slowly begins to sink-in, and after finally getting some sleep last night, I wanted to share a small personal note…✍️
The first call I made after Vikram-1 successfully reached orbit was to my Dad.
He is the man who made my journey possible—with dreams for me far bigger than the ones I had for myself, and by simply never giving up on me.
Until my 8th standard, I was a bad student. I scored 51 marks in Maths and even failed another subject. Back then, I could never have imagined that I would one day make it to an IIT—or have the privilege of contributing to India’s first privately developed rocket reaching orbit, making India only the third country in the world to achieve this.
When I called him after the launch, he just cried.
And cried.
He couldn’t speak a single word.
But I understood every word he couldn’t say.
I managed to hold back my tears when Vikram-1 reached orbit. But somehow, writing this, I can’t.
Thank you, Dad. ❤️
And a big shout-out to every dad who dreams big for their children—and never gives up on them. 🙏
P.S. A picture with Dad from one of my birthdays after starting @SkyrootA.
Lots of bad information out there --let's clear it up.
• Recent workforce changes were made to restructure the XBOX business because it is not healthy. They were not made to replace employees with foreign workers.
• The H-1B figures being referenced are Microsoft-wide visa renewals and new hire applications. They are not specific to XBOX and represent a small percentage of Microsoft's overall workforce. And the majority of roles impacted were not American roles.
• XBOX is the largest employer of American workers in the gaming industry and the largest American gaming company.
• And Asha is an American born, raised, and educated CEO, from Wisconsin.