View from the edge of space from the Croydon High School Astrogazers Club’s high altitude meteorological balloon Bell-Burnell payload (Credit: Bell-Burnell payload, Astrogazers, Croydon High School) A dedicated group of girls at Croydon High School, led by Physics teacher and King’s College London alumna Arabi Karteepan, embarked on a remarkable journey to become the first …
Members of the Chandrayaan-3 ISRO team celebrating the successful soft landing of the spacecraft on the Moon In 2009, India’s Chandrayaan-1 mission, the country’s first lunar mission, detected water on the Moon concentrated at its poles. On Wednesday 23rd August 2023, India made history by becoming the first country to successfully land a spacecraft in …
Rocket Women Founder, Vinita Marwaha Madill, wearing The Access I concept spacesuit, an inclusive design created by Vinita and spacesuit experts. Image credit: Morgan Stanley At Rocket Women, we believe that the space industry is for everyone. Which is why we are SO EXCITED to announce Creating Space by Morgan Stanley! We’ve been honoured to …
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Rocket Women Sirisha Bandla & Beth Moses will be flying to space alongside Virgin Galactic Founder Sir. Richard Branson on the first fully crewed Virgin Galactic flight as Astronaut 004 & Astronaut 002! Sirisha and Beth will be two of the five astronauts launching to space onboard Virgin Galactic’s ‘VSS Unity’ spacecraft on the Unity …
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnC-gvggVZw&t=63s At Rocket Women, we’re thrilled to announce our partnership with Raising Orbit to bring you an exciting series of inspirational video interviews with trailblazing women in space! This month we’re delighted to feature Smiti Maini Dhami, a Spacecraft Operations Engineer at Telespazio Germany GmbH for EUMETSAT. By Dharani Thangavelu On September 24th 2014 India …
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by Mansi Joshi Rocket Women were thrilled to have the chance to talk to Dr. Sonali Mohapatra about her research in quantum technologies for space, how she was inspired to pursue her academic path and the piece of advice that she would give to herself if she could go back in time! What do you …
By Mansi Joshi When it came to our gift guide, we wanted to compile a list of our most-loved timeless items – we hope you will love them as much as we do! 1. Rocket Women Christmas Jumper We here at Rocket Women are over the moon to announce the release of our brand …
I first began writing this article after finishing the first (and now only) season of the series Away on Netflix, starring Hilary Swank. After over a dozen recommendations, I was convinced to sit down and watch the Million Dollar Baby lead our species to Mars. Still traumatized by shows which have tried to transport us …
In her own words, Dr Ryan Watkins has never let anyone tell her to dream smaller. As a Research Scientist, Consultant to Blue Origin’s Blue Moon program and an advocate for mothers in science, she is an inspiration to the next generation and a leading figure in working to get humans back to the Moon. Ryan talked …
By Mansi Joshi As a recent graduate myself, I can say that starting university and moving away from home for the first time was a big step. Uni (or college) was a brand new place where I didn’t know anyone, nor did anyone have the responsibility of making sure I got through but myself. To …
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