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Rakesh Sharma
ISROIndianRetired
First Indian in space (1984)
Missions
1
Time in space
8d
Spacewalks
0
First flight
1984
Career span
—
Biography
First Indian citizen in space. Sharma flew aboard Soyuz T-11 to the Salyut 7 space station in April 1984 as part of a joint Indo-Soviet programme, performing Earth observation experiments.
Career Timeline
2 Apr 1984First spaceflight