Beyond Rocket Boys, The Inspiring Rocket Women Of India's Space History
When it comes to science space or anything technical often the contributions of women are overlooked. In recent years many have broken the stereotypes reminding us that any field of study can be aced irrespective of ones gender.
When it comes to science, space or anything technical, often the contributions of women are overlooked. However, in recent years many have broken the stereotypes, reminding us that any field of study can be aced irrespective of ones gender.
While SonyLiv's latest web series 'Rocket Boys' highlights the accomplishments of Indian men and their contribution to rocket and aerospace research, in this article we bring to you some of the leading women scientists whose work and contributions have played an integral role in making various ISRO projects successful over the years.
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Anuradha TK
Anuradha TK worked as a project director of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and specia... Read More
Anuradha TK worked as a project director of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and specialised in communication satellites. She worked closely during the launches of the satellites GSAT-12 and GSAT-10 and was among the senior most women scientist at the organisation after being a part of it since 1982. Anuradha had led various Indian space programs and has received the ISRO Team Award 2012, 2012 ASI- ISRO Merit Award among other for her work and contribution.
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Ritu Karidhal
Dr. Ritu Karidhal Srivastava was a Deputy Operations Director to India's Mars orbital mission, Manga... Read More
Dr. Ritu Karidhal Srivastava was a Deputy Operations Director to India's Mars orbital mission, Mangalyaan and played a key role during the project. Fondly referred as the "Rocket Woman" of India, she is an aerospace engineer and has received the ISRO Young Scientist Award in 2007 from former India president APJ Abdul Kalam.
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Muthayya Vanitha
Indian electronics system engineer, Muthayya Vanitha began her journey as a junior engineer at ISRO ... Read More
Indian electronics system engineer, Muthayya Vanitha began her journey as a junior engineer at ISRO where she worked on hardware testing and development. She later became a part of several projects including the Mangalyaan mission to Mars in 2013 at the organisation. She also became the first ever woman project director of the Chandrayaan-2 lunar mission of the ISRO. She also played a key role in several projects including Cartosat-1, Oceansat-2, and Megha-Tropiques.
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Moumita Dutta
Indian Physicist Moumita Dutta played in instrumental in the development of Mars Orbiter Mission. As... Read More
Indian Physicist Moumita Dutta played in instrumental in the development of Mars Orbiter Mission. As per reports, she was also assigned to work as a project manager for the Methane Sensor for Mars and the development of the complete optical system. For her work, she was also awarded the ISRO Team of Excellence Award for the Mangalyaan.
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Nandini Harinath
A rocket scientist at ISRO¡¯s Satellite Centre in Bengaluru, Nandini Harinath worked as design deputy... Read More
A rocket scientist at ISRO¡¯s Satellite Centre in Bengaluru, Nandini Harinath worked as design deputy operations director for Mangalyaan and was among the leading women's team for the Mars Orbiter Mission. ISRO was Nandini's first job and she has continued to work in the organisation, greatly contributing to various projects.
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VR Lalithambika
VR Lalithambika is among the senior most scientists at Indian space agency and is currently the dire... Read More
VR Lalithambika is among the senior most scientists at Indian space agency and is currently the director of Indian Human Spaceflight Programme
Gaganyaan that is India's space mission designed to carry three Indian astronauts to space for at least seven days. Lalithambika has been associated with ISRO for over 30 years and has played an integral part ins building and planning space rocket programs.
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