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Rakesh Sharma flew aboard the Soviet spacecraft Soyuz T-11 on April 2, 1984, marking a significant milestone as the first Indian citizen to venture into space.

Astronauts Sunita Williams and Josh Cassada have been stranded in space since June 6th due to technical issues with the Starliner spacecraft. Their return is uncertain, and NASA is exploring options for a safe return.

Today, India is celebrating its first National Space Day (August 23, 2024). When talking about space, many questions often arise about the International Space Station (ISS). Here’s a look at all the key details you should know about it.

Read these interesting facts about Rakesh Sharma’s famous interaction with then-Prime Minister Indira Gandhi during his space mission.

Here are four astronauts of Indian origin who have travelled to space.

Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla has been selected for the India-US joint space mission. Remarkably, he is the fifth astronaut of Indian origin to travel to space.

Sunita Lyn Williams is an Indian-origin American astronaut and United States Navy Officer. She is currently on her third space mission along with Butch Wilmore, piloting Boeing's Starliner from Cape Canaveral to ISS. Here are 5 interesting records held by her. 

ISRO has started working on the Bharatiya Antariksha Station, which is India's own space station. Prime Minister has set an ambitious goal of having an active space station by 2035. ISRO Chief S. Somanath has indicated the launch of the first module of the space station in the upcoming years.

Dr Akshata Krishnamurthy is a part of the NASA mission that is working to obtain samples from Mars. She holds a PhD degree in Aeronautics and Astronautics. She is not only an accomplished scientist but is also the first Indian woman to operate a rover on Mars.

4 Indian astronauts, who are undergoing training in Russia for India’s first human space flight are set to complete their first round of training this month
 

US Space agency NASA and the European Space Agency have selected three astronauts -- Indian American Raja Jon Vurputoor Chari, Tom Marshburn and  Matthias Maurer -- to serve as crew members for NASA's SpaceX Crew-3 mission to the International Space Station around September 2021

The four Indian astronaut elects, who have been training in Russia for the Gaganyaan project, are all set to enter the last leg of the training module in Russia

 History was created in space programme as Elon Musk-run SpaceX successfully sent two NASA astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) onboard the reusable Falcon 9 rocket. The historic mission was accomplished on Saturday
 

Rakesh Sharma, the first Indian astronaut in space informed the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi that India was “Sare Jahan Se Achcha” when she asked him, “How does India look from space?”

On February 1, 2003, seven NASA astronauts lost their lives after their Space Shuttle Columbia STS-107 disintegrated while re-entering the Earth’s atmosphere. One of those killed in that tragic incident was the first Indian woman in space – Kalpana Chawla. She was an inspiration to thousands of Indian women. But how many of you know about how Kalpana Chawla’s childhood story and what made her go to space eventually? Let’s find out more in this episode of India Untold with Sunita Iyer.