Twitter Celebrates Sirisha Bandla's Journey "From Guntur To Edge Of Space"
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Sirisha Bandla became the third woman of Indian origin, after NASA astronauts Kalpana Chawla and Sunita Williams, to fly to space
Indian-American astronaut Sirisha Bandla created history on Sunday by flying to space as part of the Virgin Galactic's first fully-crewed suborbital test flight. The aeronautical engineer was joined by British billionaire Richard Branson and four others on SpaceShipTwo Unity. Congratulations to #IndianAmerican astronaut @SirishaBandla on becoming the third Indian-origin woman after Kalpana Chawla and Sunita Williams to fly into space. You are an inspiration to all, Sirisha! #WomeninSTEMpic.twitter.com/LPX3gtTra6 From Guntur to the edge of space, @SirishaBandla's feat will inspire young girls across the globe to break the glass ceiling and define new possibilities.Congratulate the team of #Unity22 and India-origin astronaut Sirisha for the new milestone in commercial space travel. https://t.co/BfJthZbS5G The team made the journey to the edge of space from New Mexico, USA. With this, the 34-year-old became the third woman of Indian origin, after NASA astronauts Kalpana Chawla and Sunita Williams, to fly to space. The feat was celebrated by people across the globe and back home in India. For instance, the official account of the US Embassy in India shared a photo of Ms Bandla and described her to be "inspirational". The tweet read, "Congratulations to Indian American astronaut Sirisha Bandla on becoming the third Indian-origin woman after Kalpana Chawla and Sunita Williams to fly into space. You are an inspiration to all, Sirisha! " along with the hashtag, "Women in STEM." STEM refers to the academic disciplines that include science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
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