If you thought practising yoga was tough, try doing it in zero gravity. Besides being the only person from India to have spent time in the final frontier, Wing Commander Rakesh Sharma also has the ...
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla once said Wing Commander Rakesh Sharma, India's first astronaut, has impressed him and has been his idol. Sharma travelled to ...
Rakesh Sharma is a former Indian astronaut and the first Indian to go to space. In 1984, he achieved a milestone for India by starting a mission in space lasting 21 days and 40 minutes. Sharma’s space ...
The Russian embassy marked the 40th anniversary of the first space flight by an Indian, Wing Commander Rakesh Sharma, with an exhibition at the Russian Cultural Centre in New Delhi. On April 3, 1984, ...
Rakesh Sharma, the first Indian astronaut who ventured into space, holds a special place in India’s history. In 1984, his groundbreaking journey aboard the Soyuz T-11 spacecraft, lasting eight days, ...