Space & Exploration

Science

A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

Aerospace scientist and 11th President of India

1931 – 2015

Science

Kalpana Chawla

NASA astronaut; first woman of Indian origin in space

1962 – 2003

Space & Exploration

Rakesh Sharma

First Indian to travel to space

Born 1949

Science

Vikram Sarabhai

Physicist and father of India’s space programme

1919 – 1971

Space & Exploration

Shubhanshu Shukla

Indian Air Force pilot and ISRO astronaut; first Indian aboard the International Space Station

Born 1985