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From H-1 to H-1B: The Indian thread running through NASA’s history

From H-1 to H-1B: The Indian thread running through NASA’s history

by Amrita Priya | Oct 9, 2025

(October 9, 2025) From early IIT engineers to astronauts Kalpana Chawla and Sunita Williams, Indian talent has played a defining role in the National Aeronautics And Space Agency’s (NASA)’s missions from the 1960s to today, their paths bound by science, skill,...
Flying high: Astronaut Raja Chari is reaching for the stars

Flying high: Astronaut Raja Chari is reaching for the stars

by Namrata Srivastava | Feb 1, 2023

(February 1, 2023) I was on a call with NASA’s Mission Control, Houston for about an hour before my 10:30 pm interview with SpaceX Crew-3 Commander Raja Jon Vurputoor ‘Grinder’ Chari, which was scheduled to be telecasted live on NASA TV on January 28, 2022....
Global Indian gamechangers in science and technology

Global Indian gamechangers in science and technology

by Darshana Ramdev | Dec 30, 2022

They’re the movers-and-shakers at NASA and leaders in healthcare, space tech, engineering and gastronomy the world over. Global Indians are preceded by their reputation for excellence in scientific thought and research and have continued to prove themselves as...
Priyanka Srivastava: The NASA space engineer behind Perseverance Rover’s successful landing on Mars

Priyanka Srivastava: The NASA space engineer behind Perseverance Rover’s successful landing on Mars

by Namrata Srivastava | Jun 15, 2022

(June 15, 2022) The year was 2003. The unfortunate news of Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrating over Texas during its re-entry into the Earth’s atmosphere had overwhelmed the entire world. While India mourned the demise of Kalpana Chawla, a young girl in...

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