The 34-year-old hails from Guntur, Andhra Pradesh in India is the fourth Indian-origin to fly into space after Rakesh Sharma, Kalpana Chawla and Sunita Williams!

Andhra Pradesh-born astronaut Sirisha Bandla, who is set to take off into space next weekend, is the second India-born woman to fly to space after Kalpana Chawla.