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Who is India’s Rocket Woman?

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By Aakanksha Ahire
Published Jul 17, 2023

Dr Ritu Karidhal Srivastava, popularly recognized as the Rocket Woman of India, is a senior scientist at the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)

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Srivastava led the recent moon exploration mission, Chandrayaan-3. She is also the one to have played a vital role in the successful Mangalyaan mission to Mars

Born in Lucknow, Srivastava joined ISRO in 1997. She holds a Bachelor`s degree in Physics from Lucknow University

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She also received an ME in Aerospace Engineering from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc)

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Srivastava has won many awards like ‘ISRO Young Scientist Award’ by former President APJ Abdul Kalam, ‘ISRO Team Award for MOM’, ‘ASI Team Award’ and more

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Under her stewardship, if Chandrayan-3 makes a successful landing, India will become the fourth country after the US, Russia and China to accomplish this feat

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