The Laptop That Launched a Dream: A Pune Boy’s Unexpected Journey to ISRO

 From Rent to Rocket: A Pune Boy’s Journey with ISRO

 

It all began on a calm and unassuming Thursday afternoon in Pune.

Rakesh , a 21-year-old engineering student from a modest family in Solapur, had recently moved to Pune for his third-year internship. Like many students, Rakesh couldn’t afford a high-end laptop—especially one powerful enough to run the complex simulation software and required for aerospace engineering projects.

Desperate and determined, he rented a laptop from a www.appliancesonrent.com pimple saudagar.

The plan was straightforward: 

rent a decent machine for two months, finish the internship, and return it. Nothing fancy — just a Core i7 laptop with 16GB of RAM, capable of running Ansys, MATLAB, and SolidWorks. but What Rakesh didn’t realize was that, this laptop carried a story all its own.

The Laptop That Held Secrets:

After a week of using the laptop, Rakesh stumbled upon some old, undeleted files hidden deep within a secret folder. He wasn’t one to pry, but his curiosity soon got the better of him. Nestled within those files was a document bearing the label:

GSLV_MkIII_stageSim_final.docx

His heart skipped a beat, pounding loudly in his chest.

Whatever it was, it definitely wasn’t a school project.It was ISRO’s work — the GSLV Mk III, India’s most powerful launch vehicle, the same rocket that had carried Chandrayaan-2 to the moon.

But why would a rented laptop in Pune hold something like this?

As he dug deeper, cautiously sifting through files, Rakesh found old Python scripts, satellite telemetry logs, and test simulation data.They were all dated around 8 to 9 months ago.

A Random Meeting

Feeling uncertain about his actions, Rakesh decided to visit the rental shop to find out who had used the laptop before him. 

The shop owner shrugged nonchalantly and replied:

Ah, that one? Rented by a scientist here on deputation from ISRO. Quiet guy. Returned it in perfect condition.why

Rakesh remained silent, though his mind raced with questions.He had always dreamed of working at ISRO, yet this moment felt like fate itself was giving him a gentle nudge.

Opportunity at the Door

Using the laptop, Rakesh began working on a side project — a simulation of reusable rocket stages, inspired by what he had discovered.

Sleepless nights became routine as he refined the model, integrated AI-based prediction systems, and optimized every detail of the design.After three months of hard work, he submitted his project to a prestigious national-level space tech competition in Bengaluru. Out of 700 participants, Rakesh’s project ranked among the top five.

During the finals, a jury member, who was an ISRO scientist, came up to him and asked:

How did you acquire such accurate skills in modeling thrust decay in reusable boosters?

Rakesh smiled quietly and replied,

Let’s just say… the right laptop came to me at the right time.

Half a year later, Rakesh was thrilled to receive an internship offer from ISRO’s Propulsion Research Laboratory in Thiruvananthapuram.

And to think, it all began with a rented laptop in Pune.

Sometimes, destiny doesn’t knock—it hides in forgotten files on a rented laptop. All it takes is curiosity, passion, and the courage to look a little closer.

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