Sirisha Bandla Will Be The Third Indian-Origin Woman To Go To Space After Sunita Williams
Sirisha Bandla, the 34-year-old aeronautical engineer, is all set to journey to space with Richard Branson¡¯s Virgin Galactic.
It is a historical moment for Indians across the globe. 34-year-old aeronautical engineer, Sirisha Bandla is set to head to space when she flies as part of Virgin Galactic's first fully crewed flight.
Born in Guntur district in Andhra Pradesh and brought up in Houston, Texas, Ms Bandla will join Sir Richard Branson, the company's billionaire founder, and five others on board Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo Unity to make a journey to the edge of space from New Mexico.
I am so incredibly honored to be a part of the amazing crew of #Unity22, and to be a part of a company whose mission is to make space available to all. https://t.co/sPrYy1styc
¡ª Sirisha Bandla (@SirishaBandla) July 2, 2021
A Purdue University alumna, she will be evaluating the human-tended research experience, using an experiment from the University of Florida that requires several handheld fixation tubes that will be activated at various points in the flight profile.
According to NDTV, she started in her role as the Vice President of Government Affairs and Research Operations at Virgin Galactic in January 2021. She grew up in Houston, near NASA's Johnson Space Center, and always wanted to become an astronaut. But poor eyesight meant she could not meet the requirements to become a pilot or an astronaut, derailing her high-school plan to go the Air Force-to-NASA route.
Welcome Sirisha Bandla, Colin Bennett, and Beth Moses ¡ª our expert crew members joining @richardbranson on our #Unity22 test flight. Watch LIVE this Sunday at https://t.co/5UalYT7Hjb. @SirishaBandla @VGChiefTrainer pic.twitter.com/F4ZrGnH3vo
¡ª Virgin Galactic (@virgingalactic) July 5, 2021
Indians are cheering for Bandla's achievement on social media.
Really proud moment. Thank you #SirishaBandla for making us proud. Once again you have proved that Bhartiye Women are the most talented women in this world.
¡ª Shailee (@Shailee05972912) July 5, 2021
Proud of you #ShirishaBandla
¡ª Deepika Waghchaude (@DWaghchaude) July 5, 2021
Proud sanatani girl..... Proud to be an indian....
¡ª Simmi desh_ke liye (@SimmiAgarwal16) July 5, 2021
We all are very proud of you @sirishabandla madam we all wish u a happy and safe journey GOD BLESS YOU ??
¡ª SHOBAN NAIDU (@pagadalapavan00) July 11, 2021
@ganeshbandla pic.twitter.com/o0hcCdWgYi
Kudos to @SirishaBandla, who¡¯s going to embark a journey to space as part of Virgin Galactic¡¯s First Fully Crewed Flight Test, becoming 3rd Indian-Origin Woman to make a Space Travel.
¡ª Sunil Deodhar (@Sunil_Deodhar) July 11, 2021
Nation is Proud of You, particularly AP as you became another example of #NariShakti pic.twitter.com/wqFP7Cwnxc
Proud.
¡ª Anu ? (@itsAnu__) July 7, 2021
Just proud.
How wonderful is this ????https://t.co/6yHfzgaEo8#SirishaBandla
CBI No SSR Case Without Disha#SushantSinghRajput pic.twitter.com/zzeJTyQZEa
Sirisha is the third Indian-origin woman to go to space after Kalpana Chawla and Sunita Williams.
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