Women power shines at ISRO's record-breaking rocket launch
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01/13Women power shines at ISRO's record-breaking rocket launch
Indian space agency, 'Indian Space Research Organisation', or ISRO as they are popularly known as, created a world record while successfully managing to launch 104 satellites in space.
02/13Mars Orbiter Mission or Mangalyaan
In the past, ISRO has successfully put an orbiter around the Moon and Mars, in a budget that impressed the whole world.
03/13Women workforce at ISRO
What makes the success of these mission even sweeter, is the undeniable contribution of women. And this is not the first time that women have spearheaded a mission in ISRO.
04/13Women celebrating the launch of Mangalyaan
It was post the launch of Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) or 'Mangalyaan', as it is popularly known, a picture of women celebrating at the ISRO office in Bengaluru went viral.
05/13Women workforce at ISRO
While ISRO did clarify that the women in the viral picture were a part of the administrative staff, they did confirm that women are known to spearhead missions at ISRO.
06/13Women workforce at ISRO
With more than 16000 women working at ISRO, here is a look at eight women whose significant contribution helped India achieve the record-breaking feat.
07/13Dr Tessy Thomas
Also known as the 'Agniputri', Tessy Thomas works for DRDO, and was the first woman scientist to lead a missile project in the country.
08/13Ritu Karidhal
The Deputy Operations Director of the Mars Orbiter Mission, Ritu Karidhal has been with ISRO for 18 years now. In an interview with BBC, Ritu said, "Mars mission was an achievement, but we need to do a lot more. The country needs a lot more from us so that the benefit reaches the last man."
09/13Nandini Harinath
Inspired to become scientist by watching 'Star Trek' on TV, Nandini Harinath went on to become the Deputy director for Mars Orbiter Mission at ISRO
10/13T K Anuradha
Project Director, Mission Director and Operations Director, T K Anuradha was involved with the launch of GSAT-12 satellite in 2011. T K Anuradha was also the first woman to head a space satellite mission at ISRO
