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Adarsh Rajguru is a visionary aerospace engineer and roboticist whose work redefines the frontiers of space exploration. His research centers on two audacious domains: deploying large-scale interferometric arrays on the lunar surface and developing autonomous micro-swimmers to probe the subsurface oceans of icy moons. Rajguru’s major contribution is the conceptualization of a fully robotic deployment for the FARSIDE radio telescope, demonstrating that just four tethered robots can unfurl a 10-km interferometric array on the Moon’s far side—a feat previously deemed impossible. This work, with 3 citations, lays the groundwork for studying the cosmic Dark Ages and exoplanetary magnetospheres. Equally groundbreaking is his SWIM concept, which envisions a swarm of independent micro-swimmers navigating the liquid oceans of Europa and Enceladus, offering a scalable, low-risk approach to astrobiology. With 2 citations, SWIM has already influenced NASA’s ocean-access mission planning. Rajguru’s work is notable for its elegant simplicity: he solves grand challenges with minimal hardware, making extreme environments accessible. For students and researchers, his profile is a masterclass in bold, minimalist engineering—proving that the most profound discoveries often begin with a single, cleverly tethered robot.