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Neptune
g Neptune is also a gaseous planet.

g It appears blue.

g It is also very cold.

Walking in the Space

There are some special aircrafts

which are made by scientists. These
aircrafts are called spacecrafts .
Scientists use these spacecrafts for a

variety of purposes including
communication, earth’s

observation, planetary exploration, space travel, etc. The people who go into
the space are called astronauts .

Indians in Space

Many Indians have visited space so far. Let’s study about them.

Rakesh Sharma
Rakesh Sharma was the first Indian to go into the space,

Born on January 13, 1949 at Patiala in Punjab. He was
the member of a space mission, a joint venture of
Indian Space Research Organisation and the Soviet

Interkosmos Space Program. He spent eight days in
space abroad the Salyut–7 space station. During the

flight, Rakesh Sharma conducted multi-spectral
photography of northern India to find the
possibilities of constructing hydroelectric power

plant in the Himalayas.

Then, the Prime Minister of India, Smt Indira Gandhi,
asked him, “How does India look from the space?”

He replied, “Saare Jahan se achcha”.

Kalpana Chawla
Kalpana Chawla was the first Indian woman to go into the space. She was

born on July 1, 1961 in Karnal, Haryana. After completing her graduation in

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