Rakesh Sharma
First Indian astronaut · India · On the map · Astronauts · Born 1949 · age 77
Rakesh Sharma is an Indian cosmonaut and a pilot of the Indian Air Force. 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.
Rakesh Sharma is read about 235 times a day, in 44 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 6 November 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 109 days, one point a day.
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, Rakesh Sharma
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(India looks) Better than the whole world (from up here in space).
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About this person
Country
India
Category
Astronauts
Type
Astronaut
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1949 · age 77
