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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.
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Illustrations by Roshan Gawand. Rakesh Sharma: The first Indian to go into space by Roshan Gawand. On April 3, 1984, when Rakesh Sharma flew the Soviet rocket Soyuz T-11, he made history....
Apr 3, 2024 · Rakesh Sharma had his dedicated corner on the space station module. He had carried portraits of then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, President Zail Singh, and Defence Minister Venkataraman. Along with that, he had also taken some soil from Rajghat, the burial place of Mahatma Gandhi.
He photographed India from space and the photos he took saved India two years of aerial photography to map the same area. The mission conducted scientific and technical studies, including 43...
Mar 14, 2017 · Mr Sharma and his fellow astronauts spent nearly eight days in space: grainy TV images from the time show the three men, in grey jumpsuits, floating around in the Salyut 7 space station, and ...
CHANDIGARH, INDIA - MAY 10: Wing Commander Rakesh Sharma Ashoka Chakra, The First Indian in Space Photo and the Photos clicked by him in Space displayed at the Indian Air Force Heritage Museum at sector 18 on May 10, 2023 in Chandigarh, India.
Feb 15, 2017 · India sent its first astronaut, Rakesh Sharma, aboard Soviet spacecraft Salyut 7 in April 1984. Early life. Rakesh Sharma was born on January 13, 1949 in Patiala, Punjab, India. Rakesh studied at St. George’s Grammar School, Hyderabad, India. In 1966, Rakesh Joined As An Air Force Cadet in NDA.
Aug 16, 2016 · The images they saw on TV at the time are now hazy and distant: Sharma in a grey jumpsuit, in a chamber of the Salyut 7 space station packed with fellow cosmonauts, bumping into each other in...
