Shirisha Bandla, a 34-year-old aeronautical engineer of Indian origin, will be part of Virgin Galactic's first space flight on Sunday. Born in Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, Bandla grew up in Houston. With this, she will become the third woman of Indian origin to go into space after Kalpana Chawla and Sunita Williams. Bandala will travel with Sir Richard Branson, founder of Virgin Galactic, in this historic trip. Five other people will also be involved in the spaceship-2, which will depart from New Mexico for space travel. "I am very honored to be associated with the people who went to Unity 22. I am also proud to be part of a company with a mission to make space travel accessible to all," Bandala tweeted. According to Bandla's profile in Virgin Galactic, she will be the No. 4 astronaut and her role in the flight will be that of a 'research experience'. Bandla said in a July 6 video posted on Virgin Galactic's Twitter account, "I was speechless when I first heard of this opportunity. It is an incredible opportunity to give people from different countries, societies and backgrounds the opportunity to experience space travel." . . . . . . . Follow: @the_readershelf . . . . . @sirishabandla . . . . . . . . . . #astronauttattoo #astronautas #richardbranson #astronautstatus #indianayurveda #indian_click #astronaute #space #spacebuns #indian_artist_club #kalpanachawla #humanspaceflight #astronauta #spaceflight #indianigclickers #astronautaurbano #astronautaparty #sirrichardbranson #spaceart #aeronauticalproductions #spacecraft #astronautabrasileiro #spacecoast #astronauts #spaceflightsimulator #astronaut #astronautlife #spacedesign #richardbransonquotes #spaceeffect https://www.instagram.com/p/CRLdUZqjeba/?utm_medium=tumblr
