The BBC meets three Indian female scientists who prove that rocket science is not a male preserve.
Although women scientists were part of the mission right from the time of conception, Ms Karidhal says its success was due to the team effort.
Of course, at the time, she never thought of becoming a space scientist and for her, Isro "just happened". Ms Harinath says she takes "immense pride" in Mangalyan and was "really thrilled" to see it's photograph on the new 2,000 rupee notes.In the beginning, the scientists worked about 10 hours a day, but as the launch date came closer, it went up to 12 to 14 hours.The scientists on the Mars mission worked long hours to meet their deadlines
"Those few months were very demanding at work and at home. It looked like a race at the time. I'd wake up at 4am with my daughter to give her company while she studied. But now, we look back on that time with fondness. She did extremely well in her exams, scoring 100 in maths. Today, she's in medical school and is doing really well so I think it was all worth the effort.""I want to be grounded to earth.
Considered a role model by other women scientists at Isro, Ms Anuradha disagrees that women and science don't gel. At Isro, she says, gender is not an issue and the recruitment and promotional policies are all dependent on "what we know and what we contribute".
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