Dreams really came true for Indian-origin aeronautical engineer Sirisha Bandla who finally flew to space on Sunday, 11 July and became the third woman of Indian origin to travel to space.?
She is among the five people who are part of billionaire Richard Branson's flight?Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo Unity to make a journey to the edge of space from New Mexico.??
The official Twitter handle of Branson's Virgin Galactic shared videos of the crew members including Bandla hopping and jumping in zero gravity in space.?
In the video, Branson said, "To the next generation, if we can do this imagine what you can do. "
People on the internet have been more than proud of Bandla's journey into space and super excited to follow this journey.?
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Earlier, Bandla had shared how excited she is to be a part of this crew and couldn't wait to commence with this journey.?
Hailing from Andhra Pradesh, Bandla has become the third Indian-origin woman to fly to space after astronauts Kalpana Chawla and Sunita Williams.?
Watch the full live stream of Virgin Galactic Unity 22 launch here