Vinita M, Author at Rocket Women

Honoured To Be Featured On The Prime Minister of Canada’s Instagram Account

11 May, 2016 / Media

I’m truly honoured to be featured on the Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau‘s Instagram account discussing the importance of education. I hope it inspires others to follow their dreams and aspirations! ‘Gaining an education in physics and engineering has allowed me to follow my dreams and work in the space industry, specifically on human …

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Britain's First Astronaut -Helen Sharman Landing After Her 8-Day Mission [The Guardian]

Helen Sharman On Being The First British Astronaut

22 April, 2016 / Astronauts, Inspirational women

Almost 25 years ago, Dr.Helen Sharman became the first British person in space. At the age of 6, I remember learning that Helen Sharman was the UK’s first astronaut and had travelled to space a mere 2 years before. That moment changed my life and inspired me to consider a career in space. Helen’s story began as she …

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India’s Rocket Women: Meet The Women Of ISRO

9 April, 2016 / Inspiration, Inspirational women

India has built and launched 82 satellites into space and explored the Moon, Mars and the stars through it’s Chandrayaan-1, Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) and ASTROSAT respectively. But behind these missions is a strong team of scientists and engineers, including a team of trailblazing women. Condé Nast Traveller recently featured the women working on the Mars …

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Vinita Marwaha Madill at the at DLR (German Aerospace Centre) in Cologne, Germany, working on ISS Operations

Rocket Women Featured In Tease & Totes

4 April, 2016 / Media

“Wanting to be an astronaut, I printed out the astronaut candidate guidelines from NASA’s website when I was 12 and glued them to the inside cover of my school folder, as a daily reminder of how to reach my goal and set my focus on achieving them. Those guidelines set the direction for my career.” …

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NASA’s Female Pioneers – Rocket Women From History You Should Know

31 March, 2016 / Inspiration, Inspirational women

She’s played a role in every major US space program, from calculating the trajectory for Alan Shepard’s (First American in Space) inaugural flight to the Space Shuttle era. Her inspirational work for the U.S. space program since 1953 predates the creation of NASA. She calculated the trajectory for the 1969 Apollo 11 flight to the Moon in …

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Rocket Women Featured In IDEAxME!

31 March, 2016 / Media

I’m honoured to be interviewed by IDEAxME! in their recent feature titled, “The Future Astronaut Who Wants To Use The Power of Successful Women In Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths To Inspire Girls.” “IDEAxME! interviews Vinita Marwaha Madill. Vinita is a STEM advocate and founder of Rocket Women. She is currently working as an independent consultant, …

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Redrawing The Balance

30 March, 2016 / Inspiration

There’s an interesting riddle which goes along the lines of: A father and his son are in a car accident. The father dies at the scene and the son is rushed to the hospital. At the hospital the surgeon looks at the boy and says, “I can’t operate on this boy, he is my son.” How …

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Interested In The Science of Movies? Apply for Marvel’s New Challenge!

24 March, 2016 / Inspiration

Marvel Studios are offering an exclusive internship for one talented budding female scientist! Along with the release of Captain America: Civil War, Marvel’s “Girls Reforming the Future Challenge” is aimed at female applicants who are interested in STEM (science, technology, engineering & mathematics) and share the same goals as the Avengers team onscreen. Namely, “The commitment to safeguard humanity, …

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With school girls and their teacher in Indonedia

Why I Care About Michelle Obama’s ‘Let Girls Learn’ Campaign

22 March, 2016 / Inspiration

I’ve been fortunate to have spent the last 8 months travelling in Eastern Europe and Southeast Asia. Whilst visiting countries including Indonesia, Myanmar and Cambodia, I became acutely aware of the differences associated with the role of girls in society compared with their male counterparts, in particular places that I visited. Mainly related to the limited jobs available …

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Rocket Women Announces Partnership With The Space Innovation Congress

19 March, 2016 / Media

Rocket Women is excited to announce our partnership with the Space Innovation Congress, taking place on 7-8th April 2016 in London, UK. The congress will bring together the brightest international minds in space to discuss innovative advancements in space technology and how these are being applied to many industry verticals. With over 80 confirmed speakers including international astronauts, commercial …

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