July 12, 2021

Alumna Sirisha Bandla becomes 26th member of Purdue's Cradle of Astronauts

Purdue alumna Sirisha Bandla not only became a commercial astronaut with Sunday’s (July 11) Virgin Galactic’s VSS Unity flight, reaching 53.5 miles above the Earth, she also was officially anointed into Purdue University’s Cradle of Astronauts.

A full story is available on the Purdue University School of Aeronautics and Astronautics website.

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