Wings of Fire

重要なポイント

• 出発点が平凡でも関係ありません。好奇心と恩師、努力が道を拓きます
• 閉ざされた扉は、終わりではなく別の道への案内です
• リーダーが責任を引き受け、手柄を譲るとき、大事業は成功します
• 失敗はただのデータ。SLV-3は1979年に失敗し、1980年に飛び立ちました
• 真の成果を残したいなら、機械だけでなく人と組織を育てましょう

このbitの内容

1. ラメシュワラムからロケットへ

   A boy from a small island town sells newspapers at dawn to help his family, and decades later he stands beside the rocket that puts India's first satellite into orbit. That arc is the heart of Wings of Fire.

2. 彼を育てた人々

   Kalam's father was a boat owner and a devout Muslim who quietly discussed scripture with the temple priest and the church father. His mother fed more mouths than the family could really afford.

3. 閉ざされた扉

   After studying aeronautical engineering in Madras, Kalam wanted to fly. He travelled to Dehradun for the air force selection and finished just outside the number of places available.

4. SLV-3の失敗を率いて

   Kalam was made project director of India's first satellite launch vehicle, the SLV-3, coordinating hundreds of engineers across many centres. He describes the pressure of a first launch attempt in 1979 that failed minutes after liftoff.

5. ミサイル、チーム、そして自立

   In the 1980s Kalam moved to defence research and led the programme that produced missiles such as Prithvi and Agni. Foreign suppliers refused key technology, so his teams built it at home, which he saw as a gift rather than a setback.

6. 実践に移す

   This week, write down the names of 3 people who believed in you before you had proof, and send one of them a message of thanks. Identify one young person you could mentor, even informally, and offer 30 minutes of your time.