Who was the two women project direction of chandrayaan mission?
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Chandrayaan-2 is led by Muthayya Vanitha and Ritu Karidhal, the project director and mission director, respectively
The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has carried out 105 spacecraft missions and 75 launch missions since its establishment in 1969.
Chandrayaan-2 is led by Muthayya Vanitha and Ritu Karidhal, the project director and mission director, respectively. Vanitha has been with the ISRO for 32 years while Karidhal has worked there for 22. Both women have expertise in engineering and were fundamental to the planning and execution of this mission. Thirty percent of the team working on the project are women.
Chandrayaan-2 is the second lunar mission conducted by the ISRO. The first spacecraft, Chandrayaan-1, launched in 2008 and orbited the moon without landing on it. The new mission will attempt to do what the first could not.
Indian women across Twitter have commended the scientists in their accomplishment, expressing how their leadership has been empowering for them, too.