Meet The "Rocket Woman" Of India

meet the "rocket woman" of india

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The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully launched Chandrayaan-3 at 2.35 PM IST on July 14

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If it is landed successfully, India will be the fourth country to accomplish this after the US, Russia and China

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The mission is led by Dr. Ritu Karidhal Srivastava, one of the senior scientists at the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)

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She is popularly known as the "rocket woman" of India

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Miss. Srivastava is from Lucknow, India

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She pursued a Bachelor's degree in Physics from Lucknow University. Later, she received her ME in Aerospace Engineering from Indian Institute of Science (IISc)

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Richa joined ISRO in 1997 and was the Mission Director of Chandrayaan-2 and the Deputy Operations Director of Mangalyaan

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She has published over 20 papers in journals, both national and international

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She gathered paper cutouts of NASA and the ISRO as a child

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Karidhal grew up with a love for space and wanted to create something unique

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She has received various awards, including the ISRO Young Scientist Award, the ISRO Team Award for MOM (2015), the ASI Team Award, and the Society of Indian Aerospace Technologies & Industries' (SIATI) 2017 Women Achievers in Aerospace Award

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