Sirisha Bandla

Actor-producer Priyanka Chopra Jonas, aeronautical engineer Sirisha Bandla, Booker-winning author Geetanjali Shree and social worker Sneha Jawale are the four Indians on the BBC's '100 Women' list of influential figures of the year.

Sirisha Bandla remembers the moment she learnt that she was fascinated by space. It was as a little girl, growing up in Andhra Pradesh's Guntur district.

For Indian-American astronaut Sirisha Bandla, the sky was not the limit as her dreams always remained soaring into the galaxy.

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 says it was an "incredible" and a "life-changing" experience to see the Earth from space during her maiden trip on Virgin Galactic's first fully-crewed suborbital test flight.

Aeronautical engineer Sirisha Bandla on Sunday became the third Indian-origin woman to fly into space when she joined British billionaire Richard Branson on Virgin Galactic's first fully crewed suborbital test flight from New Mexico.

Sirisha Bandla, a 34-year-old aeronautical engineer, is set to become the third Indian-origin woman to head to space when she flies as part of Virgin Galactic's first fully crewed flight test on Sunday.

Virgin Galactic is set to send its billionaire founder Richard Branson, along with a crew of five others, aboard VSS Unity to the edge of space today, July 11. Check out how you can watch it live.

Sirisha Bandla, an Indian-bord astronaut who grew up in Houston, Texas, will be onboard Virgin Galactic’s VSS Unity on July 11 alongside billionaire Richard Branson. This will make Bandla only the second Indian-born woman to travel to space after Kalpana Chawla.

Sirisha Bandla is brave, strong in decision making, and has been fascinated by the sky from the beginning, said Dr Ragaiah, the grandfather of the aeronautical engineer who will fly into space on July 11, adding that he wished her a successful return

On July 11, when billionaire entrepreneur Richard Branson, along with a crew, travels to the edge of space on a Virgin Galactic test flight, astronaut Sirisha Bandla will be taking care of theresearcher experience on the Unity22 mission.

Actor-producer Priyanka Chopra Jonas, aeronautical engineer Sirisha Bandla, Booker-winning author Geetanjali Shree and social worker Sneha Jawale are the four Indians on the BBC's '100 Women' list of influential figures of the year.

Sirisha Bandla remembers the moment she learnt that she was fascinated by space. It was as a little girl, growing up in Andhra Pradesh's Guntur district.

For Indian-American astronaut Sirisha Bandla, the sky was not the limit as her dreams always remained soaring into the galaxy.

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 says it was an "incredible" and a "life-changing" experience to see the Earth from space during her maiden trip on Virgin Galactic's first fully-crewed suborbital test flight.

Aeronautical engineer Sirisha Bandla on Sunday became the third Indian-origin woman to fly into space when she joined British billionaire Richard Branson on Virgin Galactic's first fully crewed suborbital test flight from New Mexico.

Sirisha Bandla, a 34-year-old aeronautical engineer, is set to become the third Indian-origin woman to head to space when she flies as part of Virgin Galactic's first fully crewed flight test on Sunday.

Virgin Galactic is set to send its billionaire founder Richard Branson, along with a crew of five others, aboard VSS Unity to the edge of space today, July 11. Check out how you can watch it live.

Sirisha Bandla, an Indian-bord astronaut who grew up in Houston, Texas, will be onboard Virgin Galactic’s VSS Unity on July 11 alongside billionaire Richard Branson. This will make Bandla only the second Indian-born woman to travel to space after Kalpana Chawla.

Sirisha Bandla is brave, strong in decision making, and has been fascinated by the sky from the beginning, said Dr Ragaiah, the grandfather of the aeronautical engineer who will fly into space on July 11, adding that he wished her a successful return

On July 11, when billionaire entrepreneur Richard Branson, along with a crew, travels to the edge of space on a Virgin Galactic test flight, astronaut Sirisha Bandla will be taking care of theresearcher experience on the Unity22 mission.