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Monday, March 27 2023

Sirisha Bandla: The second Indian-origin woman to fly to space

by Global Indian | Jul 5, 2021

As a child, Sirisha Bandla was always fascinated with the sky. Perhaps that is what drove her to delve into the mysteries of deep space. Today, the 34-year-old astronaut is the second Indian-origin woman, after Kalpana Chawla, to travel to space aboard Virgin...