India's 'Rocket Girls' Create History At Republic Day Parade
NDTV
Eight women scientists waved to the crowd from the tableau that showed the Shiv-Shakti Point on the moon, the Vikram Lander and Pragyan rover.
India's rocket girls have made us proud and now they have basked in glory at the Republic Day Parade as the space agency's tableau 'Chandrayaan-3 - A Saga in the Indian Space History' ambled down Kartavya Path, bringing cheers and smiles to everyone present at the venue. Nari Shakti was on full display at this year's parade.
Eight women scientists waved to the crowd from the tableau that showed the Shiv-Shakti Point on the moon, the Vikram Lander and Pragyan rover, and another 220 women scientists from the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) who were special invitees of Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the gala event.
India can soon have a woman astronaut, asserts Shri S Somanath, Chairman, ISRO, adding that "in the first flight of Gaganyaan, it may well be an all-male crew but as and when women test pilots of the Indian Air Force (IAF) are available, we can have Indian women as astronauts on an Indian mission. ISRO will welcome women to be part of the Gaganyaan astronaut corps, and also as mission specialists."
