CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Jahnavi Dangeti, a young girl from Andhra Pradesh, has just completed NASA’s International Air and Space Program (IASP) at the Kennedy Space Centre in Alabama, US, making her the first Indian to accomplish this feat. She is part of a carefully shortlisted group of 20 students from around the world.

Detailed explanation-2: -19-year-old Jahnavi Dangeti has scripted history by becoming the youngest to complete the Analog Astronaut programme from the Analog Astronaut Training Centre (AATC) at Krakow in South Poland.

Detailed explanation-3: -Kalpana Chawla (17 March 1962 – 1 February 2003) was an Indian-born American astronaut and aerospace engineer who was the first woman of Indian origin to go to space. She first flew on Space Shuttle Columbia in 1997 as a mission specialist and primary robotic arm operator.

Detailed explanation-4: -Jahnavi Dangeti was one among the six persons selected from across the globe for the programme. Jahnavi Dangeti, left, during the Analog Astronaut programme, at the Analog Astronaut Training Centre at Krakow in South Poland.