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Rakesh Sharma

First Indian astronaut

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    Born 1949
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Updated 2026-08-20

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.

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