Rakesh Sharma is an Indian Air Force pilot who became the first citizen of India to fly in space, launching aboard the Soviet Soyuz T-11 mission in April 1984 as part of the Interkosmos program, which flew astronauts from allied and partner nations aboard Soviet spacecraft. He spent about eight days in orbit aboard the Salyut 7 space station conducting scientific experiments. Sharma became a national hero in India, and his flight remains a landmark moment frequently cited in accounts of Indias spaceflight ambitions.
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Defining ContributionFirst Indian to travel to outer space 1 Notable Mission Number of Flights FirstsFirst From Their Country 1 Classification
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1. Rakesh Sharma - Wikipedia
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1949-01-13
Early and personal life
was born on 13 January 1949
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is an Indian cosmonaut
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when he flew aboard Soyuz T-11
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became the first Indian to travel to outer space
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He became the first Indian to travel to outer space, when he flew aboard Soyuz T-11 on 3 April 1984 as part of the Soviet Interkosmos programme.
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Sharma as a research cosmonaut
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Rakesh Sharma (born 13 January 1949) is an Indian cosmonaut and a pilot of the Indian Air Force.
Operated By: Interkosmos, Article text: agency link
On 20 September 1982, he was selected for space travel as part of a joint programme between the IAF and the Soviet Interkosmos space agency.
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Wikipedia Rakesh Sharma lead section infobox, selection field (w-bbfill-edspace5-0927)View the Source 3. The Space Devs Launch Library 2: Launch Library 2 astronaut list, records 201 to 300
The Space Devs Launch Library 2Astronaut record 251, Rakesh SharmaQuote, Astronaut record 251, Rakesh Sharma
"name": "Rakesh Sharma" ... "flights_count": 1
Wikidata: Rakesh Sharma
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