APJ ABDUL KALAM

THE LAUNCH OF AGNI

BY-
ASHMITA BAIDYA(19021141026)
 ABOUT APJ ABDUL KALAM

Missile man of India - Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam

“We should not give up and we should not allow the problem to defeat us”
 OVERVIEW
 The Agni team was comprised of more than 500 scientists.
 The launch was initially scheduled for 20th April,1989 which was postponed twice due to some
technical issues.
 DRDO-ISRO team got involved and helped them in recovering the technical problem.
 Finally the launch took place on 22nd May,1989.
 Despite various setbacks and issues, it was a successful launch, one that made the whole country
proud.
 PROBLEMS AND CHALLENGES
 Missile launch vehicles involve wide ranging safety hazards.
 Their thinking about the wellbeing of the villagers staying near the launch pad caught media
attention and led to much controversy.
 There were International pressure to abort the launch.
 The technical glitches during the launch of Agni in the first attempted resulted in power fault
and the launch eventually has to be aborted.
 The negative comments made by the press and were published by different newspaper dailies.
 For the 2nd time, Agni failed.
 On the 3rd time also, the launch was not successful due to harsh weather conditions.

In the fourth attempt Agni took off as all the flight parameters were met.
“ HOW THEY FACED THE CHALLENGES?

 After the failure of their first attempt, APJ Abdul Kalam motivated the workers by
reassuring them that they have lost nothing but a few weeks of rework.
 Followed by their second attempt at launching, he reinstated confidence in the
”
employees by reminding them about how great opportunities like these ,are
accompanied by challenges and that they should never give up and let the challenge
defeat them.
 The fourth attempt at launching the missile was successful and that’s due to the
tremendous concentration and will power of all those who worked for it.
 TAKEAWAYS
 APJ Abdul Kalam, with the launch of Agni, he aimed for skies but with feet planted firmly on
ground.
 A message we got from this case study is that ‘ a leader should know how to manage failure.’
 It has already been quoted,” united we stand, divided we fall.” this case is another example
of this saying.
 We also learned that dedication and hard work definitely pays off.
 In spite of facing unfavourable circumstances, the team did not give up and they made it a
successful mission.

“Man needs his difficulties because they are necessary to enjoy success.”
THANK YOU