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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.
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.
Rakesh Sharma: Squadron Leader 13 January 1949 35y 2m 21d Soyuz T-11/10 (3 April 1984) First Indian in space. [1] [2] Backup. Name Photograph Rank Born
As of 2024, 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.
Rakesh Sharma: 3 Apr 1984: 2 Oct 1984: 182 days: Sharma becomes first Indian citizen in space. All cosmonauts returned to Earth aboard Soyuz T-10 after 8 days in space [13] Soyuz T-12: Salyut 7 EP-4: Vladimir Dzhanibekov Svetlana Savitskaya Igor Volk: 17 Jul 1984: 29 Jul 1984: 12 days [14] Soyuz T-13: Salyut 7 EO-4a: Vladimir Dzhanibekov Viktor ...
Rakesh Sharma: Callsign: Mayak : Start of mission; Launch date: 8 February 1984, 12:07:26 UTC: Rocket: Soyuz-U s/n Yu15000-357: Launch site: Baikonur, Site 31/6: Contractor: Experimental Design Bureau (OKB-1) End of mission; Landing date: 11 April 1984, 10:48:48 UTC: Landing site: 160 km at the east of Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhstan: Orbital ...
India's backup cosmonaut for the Intercosmos program. Yuri Malyshev (1941–1999) ... Rakesh Sharma — Soyuz T-11/10; Helen Sharman — Soyuz TM-12, Soyuz TM-11;
While two or three out of the four astronauts will be selected to fly on the first crewed flight, one of the remaining backup astronauts on this mission will fly before the Gaganyaan prime crew on a mission to the ISS aboard Ax-4 in early 2024, as the second Indian astronaut in space after Rakesh Sharma, though the plan is yet to be finalized ...