As Sirisha Bandla gears up to travel to space on July 11, her grandparents back in Andhra Pradesh are flooded with phone calls and messages showering their blessings and wishing her the best. https://t.co/sPrYy1styc — Sirisha Bandla (@SirishaBandla) July 2, 2021Bandla Ragaiah, her paternal grandfather based in Guntur, says it was at the age of four years that Sirisha, who was always curious about flying and had her eyes set on the skies, took to her first adventure. He recalled that Bandla used to visit NASA during the family’s stay in Houston. For those like her, she has done videos on YouTube — ‘lessons from Bandla Sirisha’ on how to get into the Space industry,” Narasiah told Indianexpress.com. The live stream will be available to watch on Virgin Galactic.com and will be simulcast on the Virgin Galactic Twitter, YouTube, and Facebook channels.

Source: Indian Express July 05, 2021 10:52 UTC