“Chandrayaan-3: The real story of women power in space- Know all about India’s Rocket woman Ritu Karidhal”, Organiser, July 15, 2023:
“Dr Ritu Karidhal Srivastava, popularly known as the “Rocket Woman of India” played a vital role in making the launch of Chandrayaan-3 a success. It was on July 14 that ISRO launched its third lunar mission-Chandrayaan 3 on-board the heavylift LVM3-M4 rocket at Sriharikota Space Centre.
The success of the mission can be gauged from the fact that Chandrayaan-3 was successfully placed in orbit by the LVM3-M4 lander. The LVM3-M4 rocket, which is one of the biggest and heaviest in its class and dubbed as ‘Fat Boy’ lifted off majestically from the second launch pad at Sriharikota.
She also played a vital role in the development of India’s Mangalyaan Mars Orbiter Mission and this was ISRO’s one of the greatest success stories. Dr Ritu Karidhal was actively involved in the designing and implementation part of craft’s onward autonomous system……”
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