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.