Shrushti is currently a R&D Astronaut Candidate (ASCAN) with Titans Space Industries (TSI), where she is training as part of future human spaceflight programs. Shrushti Patil is also a space biologist and human space research professional working at the intersection of life sciences and space exploration. She has hands-on experience in designing and developing life-science experiments for space missions and has been part of two successful suborbital missions, contributing to microgravity-based biological research. She has worked with an Australian space biotechnology company, where her work focused on space biology payloads, astronaut health research, and translational applications of microgravity science for Earth-based healthcare and pharmaceutical innovation. Alongside her technical work, she is the Founder of SHe In Space, a global initiative focused on mentorship, education, and workforce development for upcoming generation aspiring to build careers in the space sector. Get Mentored by the Right Space Expert: Through SHe In Space Mentorship, she built a growing global network of space scientists, engineers, researchers, entrepreneurs, professionals and industry experts across different areas of the space sector. That means your mentorship doesn't have to be limited to one person's experience. Tell us what you're interested in, and we'll help connect you with an expert who works in that field. Goal is simple: Don't just learn about a career in space. Talk to someone who is actually building it. Whether you're a school student exploring your future, a university student looking for direction, a researcher planning your next step, or an early-career professional trying to enter the space sector, SHe In Space helps you turn curiosity into a personalised path forward. Through her work, Shrushti aims to bridge science, human exploration, and access - helping the next generation understand where life truly meets space.