‘I know I want to do something big’: Girls who worked on satellite get ready for second launch | India News,The Indian Express
The first development flight of the Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) in August was life-changing for Simran, Tanvi, and Hari, who were part of a team of 750 girls that developed the 8-kg AzaadiSAT that was launched aboard it.
The first development flight of the Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) in August was life-changing for Simran, Tanvi, and Hari, who were part of a team of 750 girls that developed the 8-kg AzaadiSAT that was launched aboard it. This and other satellites launched that day failed to achieve orbit, but that has not discouraged the girls who are set to attempt the feat again. Their satellite is likely to be launched in December.
The three girls helped in coding the temperature, humidity and spatial sensors used in the satellite.
For Simran from Amritsar, learning about space and space technologies opened up new avenues.
“I don’t want to be an engineer, I don’t like Maths. I want to become a doctor. But what can a doctor do in space?” she wondered aloud. When she realised that India would soon be sending astronauts to space, she was overjoyed. “I can be a space doctor!” she said.
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