Chandrayaan 3 Lands on the South Pole of the Moon: Here is a tribute to the Rocket Woman of India and Her Contribution to the Lunar Mission of the Country
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Several years ago, in 2014, the world stood witness to a spectacular photo that went viral from the ISRO: women with flowers in their hair and dressed up in elegant sarees were celebrating the successful launch of Mangalyaan, India’s Mars Orbiter. It seemed rather unconventional to many people since aerospace missions are considered a male forte. Nine years later, during the launch of Chandrayaan 3 from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota , we saw a similar picture again. However, that one familiar face in both these pictures is none other than India’s Rocket Woman, Ms. Ritu Karidhal Shrivastava . As India becomes the first country to successfully land on the South Pole of the moon, it is high time to know a little more about the contribution of the woman behind India’s successful lunar mission. A Little About Ritu Karidhal Our very own Rocket Woman was born and brought up in Lucknow a city that still beholds the traditional Indian culture and celebrates rel...