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Monday, March 27 2023

The Astronaut Maker: Dr. Ravi Margasahayam, the man who sent over 700 humans into space

by Namrata Srivastava | Oct 13, 2022

(October 13, 2022) About 15 minutes into our conversation, Dr. Ravi Margasahayam told me that he once had a chance meeting with mountaineer Tenzing Norgay, who taught him a very important lesson – something he still lives by. “It was 1973, I was in...

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...