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We bring to you a comparison of their crews and other details about both the successful missions.

"It was a proud moment for the state as the Guntur-born Bandla flew on Virgin Galactic space flight," said Reddy on Sunday night.

If successful, the mission, called Unity 22, will mark Virgin Galactic's fourth flight to space carrying humans, with its largest crew yet.

With this, Sirisha, currently the Vice President, Government Affairs at Virgin Galactic, will be the second Indian-born woman to reach space after Kalpana Chawla.