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Wing Commander Rakesh Sharma, AC (born 13 January 1949) is an Indian astronaut and a former Indian Air Force officer. He flew aboard Soyuz T-11 on 3 April 1984 as part of the Soviet Interkosmos programme.
Name Photograph Rank Born Age during first mission Mission(s) (dates) Notes 1 Rakesh Sharma: Squadron Leader 13 January 1949 35y 2m 21d Soyuz T-11/10 (3 April 1984 ...
Rakesh Maria, Indian Police Service officer; Rakesh Masih, Indian international football player; Rakesh Patel, Indian cricketer; Rakesh Pandey, Indian writer and author; Rakesh Roshan, Indian producer, director and actor; Rakesh Satyal, American novelist; Rakesh Sethi, Indian banker; Rakesh Sharma, first Indian in space; Rakesh Sharma ...
As of 2025, Five people of Indian origin have been in space. The first astronaut of the Indian nationality, in space was Rakesh Sharma on Soyuz T-11 in 1984. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Three astronauts – Kalpana Chawla , [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Sunita Williams [ 5 ] and Raja Chari [ 6 ] [ 7 ] – flew as NASA astronauts.
Soyuz T-11 was the sixth expedition to the Soviet Salyut 7 space station, which in 1984 carried the first Indian cosmonaut along with Soviet crew members.. Salyut 7 was uncrewed after the undocking of Soyuz T-11 in October 1984 until Soyuz T-13 docked with the station in June 1985.
Kidar Sharma, Indian film director [68] K. Subramanyam, Indian film director [69] Nanabhai Bhatt, film director and producer who was the first to feature twins in Indian cinema & Patriarch of Bhatt Film Family. [70] Puttanna Kanagal, Kannada film director. Puttanna Kanangal Award was named after his contribution [71] Vivek Agnihotri, film ...
[5] [7] [6] The decision to have Sharma go to space and Malhotra remain on the ground was taken by the Ministry of Defence in India halfway through the training program. [5] Speaking later about the decision, Malhotra said, "I was disappointed, but you accept it, and move on with the mission". He remained on good terms with Sharma after the ...
Rakesh Sharma (11 October 1955) is an Indian civil servant and politician who has served as Chief Secretary of Government of Uttarakhand. Sharma is a 1981 batch Uttar Pradesh/Uttarakhand (Since 2001) cadre Indian Administrative Service officer. An enigmatic leader and effective administrator, he has overseen development projects at bot