Tenali, AP born Sirisha Bandla, is going to space on July 11th. She will be the first Telugu origin person in space, the second Indian born woman in space.
For the record, the first (and only) Indian citizen in space is Rakesh Sharma. The first Indian born woman in space is Kalpana Chawla. Sunita Willams, another astronaut is an American born Indian.
Her father Muralidhar Bandla, an agriculture scientist, migrated to the USA for higher alternatives after she was born right here. He’s presently working with the US Embassy in India. Her grandfather Ragaiah can be an agriculture scientist and she or he was raised at his place until she was 5.
Galactic Holdings, Inc. (the “Company” or “Virgin Galactic”), a vertically integrated aerospace and space travel company, today announced that the flight window for the next rocket-powered test flight of its SpaceShipTwo Unity opens July 11, pending weather and technical checks.
The “Unity 22” mission will be the twenty-second flight test for VSS Unity and the Company’s fourth crewed spaceflight. It will also be the first to carry a full crew of two pilots and four mission specialists in the cabin, including the Company’s founder, Sir Richard Branson, who will be testing the private astronaut experience.
Building on the success of the Company’s most recent spaceflight in May, Unity 22 will focus on cabin and customer experience objectives, including:
For the first time, Virgin Galactic will share a global livestream of the spaceflight. Audiences around the world are invited to participate virtually in the Unity 22 test flight and see first-hand the extraordinary experience Virgin Galactic is creating for future astronauts. The livestream will be available to watch on Virgin Galactic.com and will be simulcast on the Virgin Galactic Twitter, YouTube, and Facebook channels. It is expected to begin at 7:00 am MDT / 9:00 am EDT on the day of the flight.
The flight’s four mission specialists will be:
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