List of astronauts of Indian origin

As of 2024, Four people of Indian origin have been in space. The first astronaut of the Indian nationality, in space was Rakesh Sharma on Soyuz T-11 in 1984. Three astronauts – Kalpana Chawla, Sunita Williams and Raja Chari  – flew as NASA astronauts. Sirisha Bandla is the first and only Indian-born woman to make a suborbital flight, which she did on Virgin Galactic Unity 22 on July 11, 2021.

Williams with three spaceflights, have the record of most number of spaceflights by an astronaut of Indian origin. Williams and Chari are the only astronauts to have made long-term spaceflights.