33-year-old Shirisha Bandla was born in Guntur, Andhra Pradesh. She is the second woman of Indian origin to go into space. Before him, Kalpana Chawla has done this feat. Shirisha is the fourth Indian to go to space after Rakesh Sharma, Kalpana Chawla and Sunita Williams of Indian-American descent.
Richard Branson will fly to space on Sunday
He will be accompanied by two pilots and three crew members, one of them is Shirisha.
Virgin Galactic founder Richard Branson will fly to space on Sunday. They will leave with the crew from their spaceship to aircraft. He will be accompanied by three crew members and two pilots. One of these crew members will also be Shirisha Bandla. Indian-origin Shirisha Bandla is the Vice President of Government Affairs and Research Operations at Galactic.
33-year-old Shirisha Bandla was born in Guntur, Andhra Pradesh. She is the second woman of Indian origin to go into space. Before him, Kalpana Chawla has done this feat. Shirisha is the fourth Indian to go to space after Rakesh Sharma, Kalpana Chawla and Sunita Williams of Indian-American descent.
The discussion of Shirisha Bandla is happening everywhere today. In such a situation, some pictures of his childhood have also come to the fore.
In a conversation with the news agency Reuters, Shirisha’s grandfather Dr. Ragaiya, who is a retired scientist, told that from the very beginning, Shirisha was attracted towards the sky and space. She looked to the sky, to space, asking what was there and how to get there. Ragaiya said, I am very happy and blissful. My second granddaughter is going to space.
Shirisha lives in America. She said, “I am extremely honored to be part of the Unity 22 crew and to be a part of such a company. The purpose of which is to make space accessible to all.
Shirisha hails from Guntur, Andhra Pradesh. He graduated in Aeronautical/Astronautical Engineering from Purdue University. After that he took an MBA degree from Georgetown University. Shirisha is also currently handling Virgin Orbit’s Washington operations.
Shirisha’s relative Ramarao Kanneganti told India Today, “The best part is that she is a friend of Richard Branson. We are all proud of him and we wish him a safe journey.
Virgin Galactic’s twin-fuselage WhiteNight carrier aircraft will take off from the company’s spaceport in New Mexico, US, on Sunday. The WhiteKnight aircraft will take Branson and others into space with the VSS Unity.
40 minutes after take-off, Unity will drop through the middle of the mothership and activate the rocket engine a few minutes later, allowing Branson and the crew to reach the edge of space some 55 miles high. After this, Unity Spaceport will return to the landing strip in America.