Women Engineers and Scientists Behind Chandrayaan 3 Mission

Key Highlights :

1. There are 54 female engineers/scientists who worked directly in the Chandrayaan-3 mission.

2. They are associate and deputy project directors and project managers of various systems working at different centres.

3. The common thread that runs between Chandrayaan-2 and Chandrayaan-3 missions is the soft landing of the lander on the lunar soil and the rover doing some chemical experiments.

4. However, there are differences in the lander specifications, payload experiments and others between the two missions.

5. The most glaring difference between Chandrayaan 2 and 3 missions is the gender of the people helming the two moon missions. In Chandrayaan-2 mission two women played a key role viz., Project Director M.Vanitha and Mission Director Ritu Karidhal Srivastava. On the other hand, Chandrayaan-3 is an all male mission. The Mission Director is Mohan Kumar, the Vehicle/Rocket Director is Biju C. Thomas and the Spacecraft Director is Dr P. Veeramuthuvel. The only ISRO woman who might be visible for the people is P. Madhuri, an official at the Sriharikota rocket port and the commentator during the rocket launches.

Indian rocket LVM3 will lift off at 2.35 p.m. on Friday from the Sriharikota rocket port carrying Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft. The spacecraft in turn holds a lander and a rover.

     Even though the Chandrayaan-3 mission is helmed by men, unlike the Chandrayaan-2 mission, a sizable number of women are behind the former, said a senior official of the Indian space agency. Women have been playing an integral role in the success of India's space missions and the Chandrayaan-3 mission is no exception. According to a senior official of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), there are about 54 female engineers and scientists who have been directly involved in the mission.

     These women are associate and deputy project directors and project managers of various systems working at different centres. The common thread that runs between the Chandrayaan-2 and Chandrayaan-3 missions is the soft landing of the lander on the lunar soil and the rover doing some chemical experiments.

     The most noticeable difference between the two lunar missions is the gender of the people helming them. While Chandrayaan-2 mission had two women in key roles, viz., Project Director M.Vanitha and Mission Director Ritu Karidhal Srivastava, Chandrayaan-3 is an all-male mission. The Mission Director is Mohan Kumar, the Vehicle/Rocket Director is Biju C. Thomas and the Spacecraft Director is Dr P. Veeramuthuvel.

     The only female ISRO official who is visible to the public is P. Madhuri, an official at the Sriharikota rocket port and the commentator during the rocket launches. Indian rocket LVM3 will lift off at 2.35 p.m. on Friday from the Sriharikota rocket port carrying the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft.

     The success of Chandrayaan-3 mission is a testament to the hard work and dedication of all the engineers and scientists involved in the project. The female engineers and scientists have made a significant contribution to the mission and it is a proud moment for all of them.

     The success of the mission will not only be a milestone for India's space program but also for the women engineers and scientists who have been part of this historic mission. It is a great example of women empowerment and will inspire many more women to pursue a career in science and engineering.

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