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The following is a list of Indian astronauts, also known informally as Vyomanauts for indigenous missions by ISRO. The list excludes astronauts of Indian origin.
As of 2024, Four people of Indian origin have been in space. The first astronaut of the Indian nationality, in space was Rakesh Sharma on Soyuz T-11 in 1984. Three astronauts – Kalpana Chawla, Sunita Williams and Raja Chari – flew as NASA astronauts.
- Rakesh Sharma, The First Indian to Make It to Space
- Kalpana Chawala, The First Indian Woman to Fly to Space
- Raja Chari Is The Forth Indian Who Will Go to Space
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Rakesh Sharma from Patiala, Punjab is a military pilot as well as a cosmonaut who has spent almost 8 glorious days onboard the Soyuz 7 orbital station, as part of a Soviet-Indian flight in a space mission. There, he was responsible for completing a series of interesting tests, including a study assessing the effects of yoga on the human body in its...
Kalpana was an American-Indian engineer and astronaut born in Karnal, and also the first Indian-born woman to fly to space onboard the Space Shuttle Columbia in 1997. She fulfilled the role of a mission specialist, as well as a robot arm operator. She also flew to space for a second time in 2003, again on board the Space Shuttle Columbia. Unfortuna...
Raja has graduated from the US Air Force Academy, as well as MIT and the US Naval Test Pilot School and his impressive background, experience, determination, and passion have helped him get selected for the Astronaut Candidate Class in 2017. His amazing qualifications and excellent testing scores recorded during the class propelled him as the only ...
Learn about the four Indian astronauts who have flown to space, including Raja Chari, the first Indian-American to join NASA's Moon mission. Discover their achievements, backgrounds, and quotes from their journeys.
Feb 27, 2024 · India has unveiled four Air Force pilots who have been shortlisted to travel on the country's maiden space flight scheduled for next year. The Gaganyaan mission aims to send three astronauts to...
Kalpana Chawla (17 March 1962 – 1 February 2003) was an Indian-born American (Citizen of United States of America) astronaut and aerospace engineer who was the first woman of Indian origin to fly to space.
Feb 27, 2024 · The four astronauts are - Prashanth Nair, Angad Prathap, Ajit Krishnan, and Shubhanshu Shukla. The Gaganyaan Mission is India's first human space flight program for which extensive preparations...
Feb 27, 2024 · Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday announced the names of the four astronauts that will fly to low-Earth orbit as part of the Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) Gaganyaan, which will be the first crewed Indian space mission.
