Wing Commander Rakesh Sharma of the Indian Air Force was the first Indian to go into space. He went to space aboard the Soviet Soyuz T-11 spacecraft on April 2, 1984.
Lt. Ram Charan was the first Indian to reach Antarctica. THE TIMES OF INDIA City..Dr Syed Zahur Qasim who led the first Indian expedition to Antarctica still remembers the events with a twinkle in his eyes.
The first European to reach the Indian ocean was Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama
Kalpana Chowla. She was, not only the first American-Indian in space, but the first woman in space as well.
Rakesh Sharma
Rakesh Sharma is the first Indian to go to space in the Soyuz T-10 capsule.(now displayed at Nehru Planetarium . delhi)
Mangalayaan was launched on the 6th of November in the year 2013. This was the first attempt by the Indian space program to reach Mars. Mangalayaan was launched on November 5th, 2013. This was the first attempt by the Indian space program to reach Mars.
As of now, no Indian has reached the moon. The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has plans to send astronauts to the moon in the future as part of the Gaganyaan mission.
The first lady to reach space was Valentina Tereshkova, a Soviet cosmonaut who flew on the Vostok 6 mission in June 1963. She became the first woman to travel to space.
The Indian pilot Rakesh Sharma was the first Indian to fly in space in Russian spacecraft.
Kalpana Chowla. She was, not only the first American-Indian in space, but the first woman in space as well.
Kalpana Chawla, an Indian
The first Indian woman to reach Antarctica was Mehar Moos.
Rakesh Sharma was the first indian who was the space traveller.
Kalpana Chawla was the first Indian woman to go to space. She took part in the Space Shuttle Columbia mission in 1997 and in 2003, unfortunately, lost her life during the re-entry of the Space Shuttle Columbia.
A.S Cheema was the first Indian climber to reach the summit of Mount Everest, he did so on the 20th May 1965.
Lt. Ram Charan was the first Indian to reach Antarctica. THE TIMES OF INDIA City..Dr Syed Zahur Qasim who led the first Indian expedition to Antarctica still remembers the events with a twinkle in his eyes.
Rakesh Sharma was the first Indian in space, flying aboard Soyuz T-11 in 1984. Kalpana Chawla was the first woman of Indian origin in space, perishing in the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster in 2003. These individuals inspired a new generation of Indian space enthusiasts and contributed to advancements in space exploration and technology.