In the era of Instagram feeds and WhatsApp forwards, space seems to be the flavour of the season. The 50th anniversary of the moon landing, India’s second mission to the moon and Bollywood’s imminent entry into the space age, all seem to have converged, and are setting tongues wagging.

The Chandrayaan-2 mission – first aborted and now rescheduled – has given an opportunity to bring back into focus India’s achievements in space, particularly ‘deep space’ projects, and the involvement of women scientists on these missions. The trailer of multi-starrer Mission Mangal released this week seems to be adding a dash of glamour and masala to this discourse.