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# Life slice #1: Space for inspiration
- URL: https://journal.jatan.space/life-slice-01/
- Published: 2026-03-26T07:58:09.000Z
- Updated: 2026-05-17T05:13:37.000Z
- Author: Jatan

- This quarter I met an 👨🏽‍🚀, one whose flight I’ve [previously written about](https://jatan.space/indian-space-issue-29/). 🌏

![](https://journal.jatan.space/content/images/2026/03/me-shubhanshu-shukla-meet.jpg)

- I also gave a talk about lunar exploration at a concert space in BLR for [Pint of View](https://pintofviewclub.substack.com) because let’s be frank the Moon rocks. 🪨

![](https://journal.jatan.space/content/images/2026/03/pint-of-view-moon-lecture-2.jpeg)

![](https://journal.jatan.space/content/images/2026/03/pint-of-view-moon-lecture-2-b-1.jpeg)

![](https://journal.jatan.space/content/images/2026/03/pint-of-view-moon-lecture-album-cover-style-photo-1.jpg)

Audience tuned into Moonlight. Cool t-shirt thanks to [A47](https://a47.in/collections/isro-1), who sadly don’t sponsor my [Indian Space](https://jatan.space/tag/indian-space/) blog & newsletter.

- I picked up a paint brush after two decades, thanks to an informal [Kuch Bhi Art](https://www.instagram.com/kuchbhi%5Fart) (Anything Art) session. Guess what I painted..

![](https://journal.jatan.space/content/images/2026/03/dont-screw-up-the-moon-painting.jpeg)

![](https://journal.jatan.space/content/images/2026/03/dont-screw-up-the-moon-painting-me.jpeg)

Of course, it was about the Moon. Dear humans, do not screw up our Moon.

- The Moon still exists and birds still fly. So can you.

![](https://journal.jatan.space/content/images/2026/03/moon-bird-sunset-sky.jpeg)

Looking up remains hopeful.