Meet 'Rocket Woman' Ritu Karidhal, who is leading ISRO's 'Mission Chandrayaan 3'
Meet India's 'Rocket Woman' Dr Ritu Karidhal Srivastava, who is leading ISRO's (Indian Space and Research Organisation) mega mission Chandrayaan 3.
ISRO (Indian Space and Research Organisation) created history after successfully launching Chandrayaan-3 on 14 July 2023. All eyes were on the famous 'Satish dhawan Space Center' in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, and at 2.35 pm indian time, india once again set a target of becoming the fourth country in the world to land on the moon. Nations such as the United States, russia and china have already achieved this feat. As soon as Chandrayaan-3 was launched, the whole country congratulated isro and all the people associated with this mission.
However, there was one particular lady who grabbed all the limelight as she was the one who led the mission. Yes! We are talking about Dr. Ritu Karidhal Srivastava, who is one of the senior scientists of isro (Indian Space and Research Organization). Come, here we tell you in detail about India's 'Rocket Woman'.

Who is Dr. Ritu Karidhal Srivastava?


According to a report by 'Women Economic Forum' (WEF), Dr. Ritu Karidhal Srivastava is a senior scientist in isro who is one of the members who takes responsibility for most of the important decisions. Not only this, he also played a major role in the famous Mars Orbiter Mission.

Educational background of Dr. Ritu Karidhal Srivastava of ISRO

Dr. Ritu Karidhal Srivastava was a brilliant student since childhood. After completing her schooling, Ritu went to lucknow University in 1996, where she did B.Sc. Studied and M. Sc. Ritu also holds an MTech degree in Physics from the indian Institute of Science (IISc).



The hobby of 'Rocket Woman' Dr. Ritu Karidhal Srivastava laid the foundation of her career


As per several reports, Ritu Karidhal Srivastava used to read news related to space and planets during her childhood days. Ritu Karidhal also participated in space research activities during her school and college by cutting news articles written by 'ISRO' and 'NASA'. It would be fair to say that Ritu's target was to pursue a career in the Space Research Organization from an early age.

When did Ritu Karidhal Srivastava join ISRO?



According to a report by the Women's Economic Forum (WEF), it was in november 1997, when Ritu Karidhal Srivastava joined isro (Indian Space and Research Organisation). The scientist acts as an operations director. Ritu has been a part of a series of space missions. However, the way he led the Chandrayaan-3 mission left everyone stunned.

Journals of Ritu Karidhal

Apart from being a scientist in isro, Dr. Ritu Karidhal Srivastava has published more than 20 papers in national and international publications. Although the exact names of the publications are not available on the internet, Ritu is indeed followed by space scientists around the world.

Ritu Karidhal Srivastava's husband avinash Srivastava and their children Aditya and Anisha

Talking about the personal life of Dr. Ritu Karidhal Srivastava, she is married to a man named avinash Srivastava. They have two children Aditya Srivastava and Anisha Srivastava. Despite being married and having kids, Ritu Karidhal inspires everyone to keep chasing their dreams even after marriage.