The Real Story of Mission Mangal- Ritu Karidhal

She is known as the ‘Rocket Woman of India‘, and played a lead role in missions like Mars Orbital mission (MOM), Mangalyaan, and Chandrayaan-2. She was awarded the ISRO Young Scientist Award conferred by President APJ Abdul Kalam. Beyond Rocket Boys, this inspiring story of Rocket Women of India’s space history will surely move you.

Kalpana Chawla has deliberately proved that space isn’t a dream, and Ritu Karidhal carries her legacy forward in a different segment of Astronomy.

Like any other space enthusiast, she would gaze at the open sky every night and wonder what the size of the moon might be and what lay behind the dark spaces in the sky. Growing up, she gained knowledge through newspapers and any articles she could find about NASA and ISRO.

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