Sirisha Bandla to become 2nd Indian-born woman to fly into space

Sirisha Bandla will become the second Indian-born woman to fly into space on July 11. She will be one of the five people alongside Virgin Galactic's billionaire founder Richard Branson to travel to space. "I am so incredibly honored," Bandla, who was born in Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, tweeted. Kalpana Chawla was the first Indian-born woman astronaut to go into space.