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Wing Commander Rakesh Sharma, AC (born 13 January 1949) is an Indian former Air Force veteran pilot better known as the First Indian to travel to the outer space. Sharma was part of the crew of Soyuz T-11, a joint venture between space agencies of Soviet Union and India.
May 1, 2024 · Rakesh Sharma (born Jan. 13, 1949, Patiala, Punjab state, India) is an Indian military pilot and cosmonaut, the first Indian citizen in space. In 1970 Sharma joined the Indian Air Force as a pilot. He flew 21 combat missions in a MiG -21 in the Bangladesh war of 1971.
Rakesh Sharma, the first Indian to go to space, expressed that a remarkable era of space exploration programmes for the country has now commenced. He wistfully added that he wished he could be ...
Apr 3, 2024 · Squadron Leader Rakesh Sharma became the first Indian to go into space as he launched aboard the Soyuz T-11 on April 3, 1984. Four decades later, his legend still stands. The Indian Air Force pilot was part of a three-member crew that rode to the soviet Salyut-7 space station.
Having joined the IAF as a test pilot, Rakesh Sharma flew 21 combat missions in a MiG-21 during the 1971 Bangladesh war.
Jun 18, 2024 · Wing Commander Rakesh Sharma: “My parents were born and brought up in Pakistan. I was born just after Partition in Patiala, and while all my relatives are up north, I was raised in Hyderabad. As ...
Sep 4, 2023 · The trailblazer’s story. In January 1982, a decision was made that an Indian would go to space on a Soviet spacecraft. It was a joint mission of ISRO and the Soviet Interkosmos Space Programme. This big decision inspired Squadron Leader Rakesh Sharma to volunteer for this tough mission.
Wg Cdr Rakesh Sharma, then a Squadron Leader embarked on a historic mission in 1984 as part of a joint space program between the Indian Space Research Organisation and the Soviet Intercosmos space program.
New Delhi: When cosmonaut Rakesh Sharma was asked by the then Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, “Upar se Bharat kaisa dikhta hai (How does India look like from space?),” the response was ...
Mar 14, 2017 · This was a question Rakesh Sharma, the first Indian to travel into space, often faced from admirers at home after he returned to Earth in 1984. "I would say, no, I hadn't met...
