List of Indian astronauts

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The following is a list of Indian astronauts, also known informally as Vyomanauts or Gaganauts for indigenous missions by ISRO. The list excludes astronauts of Indian origin.

List

Flown

# Name Photograph Born Age during first mission Mission(s) (dates) Notes
1 Rakesh Sharma 13 January 1949 35y 2m 21d Soviet Union Soyuz T-11/10 (3 April 1984) First Indian in space.[1][2]

ISRO astronaut candidates for Indian Human Spaceflight Programme

Further information: Indian Human Spaceflight Programme and Gaganyaan
Crew during announcement on 27 February 2024.

2019 Batch

# Name Photograph Born Age during the mission Mission(s) (dates) Notes
1 Prasanth Balakrishnan Nair 26 August 1976 [to be determined] [3]
2 Ajit Krishnan 19 April 1982 [to be determined] [3]
3 Angad Pratap 17 July 1982 [to be determined] [3][4]
4 Shubanshu Shukla 10 October 1985 [to be determined] [3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Cosmonaut Biography: Rakesh Sharma". Spacefacts.de. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
  2. ^ "Rakesh Sharma". Mapsofindia.com. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
  3. ^ a b c d "Meet 4 astronauts selected for Gaganyaan mission". The Times of India. 2024-02-27. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2024-02-27.
  4. ^ Pandey, Geeta (27 February 2024). "Gaganyaan: India names astronauts for maiden space flight". bbc.com. BBC News. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
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