First Moon Walkers | Kalpana Chawla

1. Neil A. Armstrong __  Apollo-II __  Jul. 16-24, 1969

2. Edwin E. (“Buzz”) Aldrin __ Apollo-II __ Jul. 16-24, 1969

3. Charles Conrad, Jr., Apollo-12 __   __ Nov.  14-24, 1969

4. Allan L. Bean __   Apollo-12 __ Nov.  14-24, 1969

5. Alan B. Shepard __ Apollo-14 __ Jan. 31 – Feb. 9, 1971

6. Egar D. Mitchell __ Apollo-14 __ Jan. 31 – Feb. 9, 1971

7. David R. Scott __  Apollo-15 __ July 26 – Aug. 7, 1971

8. James B. Irwin __  Apollo-15 __ July 26 – Aug. 7, 1971

9. John W. Young __  Apollo-16  __ 16-27, 1972

10. Charles M. Duke __  Apollo-16  __ 16-27, 1972

The girl from Karnal in Haryana is the First  Indian  or  Indian American  woman to go on a space launch  (November 19, 1997)  as Mission Specialist of  6  member crew  on  the  fourth  US microgravity payload flight on board Columbia on Mission “STS87” to study the outer atmosphere of Sun.   

She took up on her second voyage on January 16, 2003, the US space shuttle, Columbia blasted off from the Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral (USA) on a 16 day scientific research mission led by commander Rick Husband. 

All the seven members were killed when the space shuttle exploded mid-air minutes before landing on 1.2.2003.   

Their main intention was to develop medicines to treat several diseases including cancer.