Space and Edge of Space

Syllabus: General Studies Paper 3 ( Science and Technology) Context: Recently, British businessman richard branson beat rival jeff bezos to reach the edge of space, giving space tourism an official kick-start. Background: Part of the crew, sirisha bandla, a 34-year-old aeronautical engineer, recently became the third indian-origin woman to space. Bandla, who was born in guntur, andhra pradesh, and brought up in houston, texas She joined sir richard branson, the company’s billionaire founder, and five others on board virgin galactic’s spaceshiptwo unityto make a journey to the edge of space from new mexico. Her flight role will be researcher experience, according to her profile on....Read More