Space Gen – Chandrayaan was released on JioHotstar on January 23, 2026 and slowly and steadily it has started to buzz among fans. Space Gen – Chandrayaan is a five-episode web series that is inspired by true events of ISRO's journey from the failure of the Chandrayaan-2 mission to triumph of Chandrayaan-3.
Created by Arunabh Kumar, and Directed by Anant Singh, Space Gen – Chandrayaan features Nakuul Mehta, Shriya Saran, Prakash Belawadi, Gopal Datt, and more in the key roles.
Since you have landed on this page, True Scoop assumes that you are digging deep into Space Gen – Chandrayaan True Story or Space Gen – Chandrayaan Real and real Arjun Verma ISRO scientist.
The character of Arjun Verma is played by actor Nakuul Mehta. Arjun Verma is Navigation Systems Expert who has worked on the Vikram lander during the Chandrayaan 2. The series start with Arjun trying to save the Vikram lander from getting hacked by Korean hackers. Although he successfully saves the lander from getting hacked, but Chandrayaan 2 could achieve success as Vikram gets crashed just minutes before landing.
However, during Chandryaan 3 phase, the makers have showcased that Arjun played a significant role in the success of India's lunar mission.
Coming back to is Arjun Verma's character is inspired by real ISRO scientist or not, True Scoop tried to do some digging. It found that no single individual was publicly designated as the "Navigation Systems Expert head" for Chandrayaan-2. ISRO credits Navigation, Guidance, and Control (NGC) work to teams rather than one person.
NGC for the lander Vikram was handled by URSC (U R Rao Satellite Centre) and LPSC teams, with integrated systems using INS, star trackers, altimeters, velocimeters, and image sensors.
During the Chandrayaan 2 mission, reports suggest that G. Narayanan who served as Associate Project Director oversaw Vikram lander systems, which relied on integrated INS (Laser Gyro IMU), star trackers, altimeters, velocimeters, etc.