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Where is Rakesh Sharma, first Indian astronaut went into space, and what is he doing now?
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 ...
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Rakesh Sharma: Celebrating legacy of India’s first space explorer on his 76th birthday
Today marks the birthday of Rakesh Sharma, the first Indian to journey into space, who was born on January 13, 1949, in Patiala, Punjab. Sharma’s historic space mission in 1984 not only etched ...
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Shubhanshu Shukla, born after Rakesh Sharma's flight, will now pilot Dragon to space
Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla was born a year after Rakesh Sharma's historic flight to space, which still reverberates across India. On Wednesday Nasa cleared the Indian Air Force officer to pilot ...