Virgin Galactic's Sirisha Bandla wants more women, people of color in space

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Bandla has spoken of how 'you don't often see' women and people of color in the space industry.

In a 2015 interview with Rocket Women, a site run by the European Space Agency's Vinita Marwaha Madill, Bandla told how her old boss' daughter had asked whether or not girls could be astronauts."Every time she saw astronauts either speaking at an event or on TV, it was a male," Bandla explained.

But, while there were more roles available to women now, she added at the time:"I don't think it's a completely equal playing field just yet, I think it's a better environment for sure and everyone that I've ever worked with has been amazing. "But I have run into people that have felt that they didn't have a problem getting the job, but in the workplace, people may make comments or speak down a little bit, because you may be a woman."

But—much like a space plane—Bandla's journey into space did not take the direct route. Her eyesight held her back.

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Tell that to the Chinese,Japanese, Koreans,Indians, and Brazilians.

Yes, more diversity much needed. Elon Musk leads the way with Gwynne Shotwell - the president and chief operating officer of SpaceX.

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Are Chinese people white?

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