Who is the second Indian born American woman astronaut to fly to space?

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UPSSSC PET 24 Aug 2021 Shift 1 (Series A) (Official Paper)

Answer 1

Explanation:

Sirisha Bandla:

Aeronautical engineer Sirisha Bandla on 11 July 2021 became the third Indian-American woman to fly into space.
She was the second Indian born of American origin to go to space, the first being Sunita Williams.
Kalpana Chawala was born in India and was not an American by birth.
She joined British billionaire Richard Branson on Virgin Galactic's first fully-crewed successful suborbital test flight from the US state of New Mexico.
She became the third Indian-origin woman to fly into space after Kalpana Chawla and Sunita Williams.

Thus, Sirisha Bandla is the second Indian born American woman astronaut to fly to space.

Confusion Point

Sirisha Bandla was the second Indian born of American origin to go to space, the first being Sunita Williams.
Kalpana Chawla was born in India and was not an American by birth.

Additional Information

Kalpana Chawla:

Kalpana Chawla was the first female space traveller of Indian origin.
She was born in Karnal, Haryana, India.
She completed her bachelor's in engineering from the University of Punjab in India.
She got her masters in Aerospace engineering from the University of Texas, Arlington.
She joined the corps in March 1995 and was selected for her first flight in 1996.
Chawla died on 1 February 2003, in the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster along with the other six crew members.