Videos from Reuters The grandfather of an Indian astronaut was ecstatic. Richard Branson is taking this astronaut to space. Sirisha Bandla of Virgin Galactic will be the second Indian-born woman to travel to space. Virgin Galactic provided this image. Her granddad claims that space has always captivated her. (SOUNDBITE) (in Guntur, India) (English) DR. RAGAIAH BANDLA, SIRISHA’S GRANDFATHER, SAYING: “I’m ecstatic and giddy with delight. My second granddaughter will be visiting the space station.” “I had no idea she was interested by the sky, staring at the sky, space, how to access space and what is there, and all of that from the beginning. She earned her bachelor’s degree in space studies as a result of this.” The test flight of Virgin Galactic with billionaire Richard Branson aboard ushers in a new age of private commercial space travel. It is set to debut on July 11th./n
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