List of Indian astronauts
The following is a list of Indian astronauts, also known formally as Gaganyatri[1] and informally as Vyomanauts for indigenous missions by ISRO.
ISRO astronauts
1st Gaganyatri Group
| Name | Photograph | Born | Time in Space | Missions | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shubhanshu Shukla | 10 October 1985 | 12 days, 8 hours, 7 minutes (currently in space) |
Axiom Mission 4 (22 June 2025[2]) |
| |
| Prasanth Nair | 26 August 1976 | None | TBA | Backup of Shukla on Axiom Mission 4.[8] | |
| Ajit Krishnan | 19 April 1982 | None | TBA | [8] | |
| Angad Pratap | 17 July 1982 | None | TBA | [8][9] |
Former Indian Astronauts/Cosmonauts
Flown
| # | Name | Photograph | Born | Time in Space | Missions | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rakesh Sharma | 13 January 1949 | 7 days, 21 hours, 40 minutes | Soyuz T-11/10 (3 April 1984) |
Backup
| # | Name | Photograph | Born | Time in Space | Missions | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ravish Malhotra | 25 December 1943 | N/A | Soyuz T-11/10 (3 April 1984) |
Backup astronaut.[12] |
Space Tourists
Suborbital
| # | Name | Photograph | Born | Time in Space | Mission(s) (dates) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gopichand Thotakura | 1993 | 9 minutes, 53 seconds | Blue Origin NS-25 (May 19, 2024)[13] | First Indian to take a suborbital flight to space.[14] |
See also
- Other astronaut corps:
- Canadian Astronaut Corps
- European Astronaut Corps
- NASA Astronaut Corps (United States)
- JAXA Astronaut Corps (Japan)
- Roscosmos Cosmonaut Corps (Russia)
- People's Liberation Army Astronaut Corps (China)
- List of Asian astronauts
- List of astronauts by selection
- Human spaceflight
- History of spaceflight
- List of Indian scientists
- List of Indian mathematicians
References
- ^ ISRO Official (2025-06-08). Launch of ISRO's Gaganyatri to International Space Station. Retrieved 2025-06-09 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Falcon 9 Block 5 | Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4)". nextspaceflight.com. Retrieved 2025-06-17.
- ^ "Shubhanshu Shukla: The Isro pilot taking India back to space after 41 years". www.bbc.com. 2025-06-03. Retrieved 2025-06-09.
- ^ "Shubhanshu Shukla breaks mentor Rakesh Sharma's 41-year-old space record". India Today. 2025-07-03. Retrieved 2025-07-04.
- ^ Singh, Nandini. "Meet Shubhanshu Shukla: India's first astronaut on a private space mission". www.business-standard.com. Archived from the original on 2025-02-06. Retrieved 2025-06-26.
- ^ ""Orbiting The Earth. Jai Hind, Jai Bharat": Shubhanshu Shukla's Space Message". www.ndtv.com. Retrieved 2025-06-26.
- ^ "Who is Shubhanshu Shukla, the first Indian astronaut to travel to the International Space Station?". The Times of India. 2025-06-09. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2025-06-09.
- ^ a b c "Meet 4 astronauts selected for Gaganyaan mission". The Times of India. 2024-02-27. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2024-02-27.
- ^ Pandey, Geeta (27 February 2024). "Gaganyaan: India names astronauts for maiden space flight". bbc.com. BBC News. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
- ^ "Cosmonaut Biography: Rakesh Sharma". Spacefacts.de. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
- ^ "Rakesh Sharma". Mapsofindia.com. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
- ^ Abraham, Rohan (23 July 2019). "'Rakesh Sharma or Ravish Malhotra? Only one of us would go up into space'". The Economic Times. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ^ "Meet Gopichand Thotakura: Vijayawada-born pilot to become 2nd Indian to fly to space – A look at his inspiring journey". ET NOW. 2024-04-13. Retrieved 2024-04-14.
- ^ John, Nirmal (2024-04-12). "Meet Gopichand Thotakura, the 2nd Indian citizen in space after Rakesh Sharma". The Economic Times. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 2024-10-29.