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Sirisha Bandla and her transformational journey to space
2 years, 5 months ago

Sirisha Bandla and her transformational journey to space

Live Mint  

A little less than a year ago, Sirisha Bandla was seated in Virgin Galactic’s VSS Unity spacecraft. Bandla, along with three other crew members and two pilots, made history on 11 July 2021, successfully completing Virgin Galactic’s first fully crewed spaceflight. “Things I notice are completely different from where he is coming from… It's incredible to see how his mind …

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Richard Branson Carries Sirisha Bandla on Shoulders to Celebrate Space Travel
3 years, 5 months ago

Richard Branson Carries Sirisha Bandla on Shoulders to Celebrate Space Travel

News 18  

Virgin Galactic founder, billionaire Richard Branson and his crew completed a successful spaceflight on Sunday. After they returned to earth, Branson carried Indian-American crew member Sirisha Bandla on his shoulders while celebrating their flight to space, at Spaceport America near Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, on July 11. As part of the six-member crew alongside the founder of Virgin Galactic …

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Sirisha Bandla to Operate NASA-backed Plant Experiment During Virgin Spaceflight
3 years, 5 months ago

Sirisha Bandla to Operate NASA-backed Plant Experiment During Virgin Spaceflight

News 18  

Sirisha Bandla, the Indian-origin aeronautical engineer aboard the Virgin Galactic fully crewed spaceflight will be activating a NASA-supported plant experiment at critical data-collection stages during the flight. According to NASA, Bandla, the second India-born woman to fly to space, will be operating the experiment on the “Unity 22” flight on behalf of co-investigators from the University of Florida. Although researchers …

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Overwhelmed with joy, says family of Indian-American astronaut Sirisha Bandla flying to space with Branson
3 years, 5 months ago

Overwhelmed with joy, says family of Indian-American astronaut Sirisha Bandla flying to space with Branson

India Today  

Days after Virgin announced that India-born Sirisha Bandla would be joining Richard Branson on his maiden space flight, her grandfather said that he was "overwhelmed with joy". Sirisha, 33, who was born in the Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh, will fly onboard Virgin Galactic's July 11 test flight that will take her beyond the edge of the Earth's atmosphere. A …

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Meet Sirisha Bandla, the Second India-Born Woman to Fly to Space
3 years, 5 months ago

Meet Sirisha Bandla, the Second India-Born Woman to Fly to Space

News 18  

After Kalpana Chawla, Indian-origin Sirisha Bandla will become the second Indian-born woman to fly into space later this month. Bandla will be one of the six space travellers aboard ‘VSS Unity’ of Virgin Galactic, scheduled to blast off to space on July 11 from New Mexico. The spaceflight will make the 34-year-old aeronautical engineer, who graduated from Purdue University, the …

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