India, Sept. 24 -- Shrushti Patil, an alumna of MES Abasaheb Garware College, Pune, has earned pride of place in the global Space research community by being selected as a Research and Development Astronaut Candidate (ASCAN) with Titans Space Industries (TSI). She is also the first woman to be chosen for such a mission.

Over the next four years, Patil will undergo intensive astronaut training including spacecraft systems, orbital mechanics, extravehicular activities (EVAs) and microgravity research. Her first mission is scheduled for 2029 during which, she will orbit Earth twice as part of TSI's upcoming programme.

About her selection, Patil told Hindustan Times, "Being selected as an astronaut candidate for the 2029 mission with Titans...