Kapil's sister, Krittika Sharma, is a media artist. Meanwhile, Rakesh Sharma, now retired, has expressed his desire to be part of India's future space missions.

NDTV Exclusive: What Astronaut Rakesh Sharma Said On India's Cosmic Leap Rakesh Sharma was the first Indian astronaut to go to space. Written by: Pallava Bagla India News Jun 08, 2025 11:30 am IST ...

Wing Commander Rakesh Sharma, India's first astronaut, expressed interest in flying on the Gaganyaan mission set for 2025-2026. He wished Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, set to become the second ...

Wing Commander Rakesh Sharma spent eight days in space in 1984. He was 35 at that time. He flew aboard the Soviet Union's Soyuz T-11 with two other Russian cosmonauts to the Salyut 7 Orbital ...

As India prepares to send its next astronaut into space, the echoes of a historic moment from 1984 reverberate once again. Wing Commander Rakesh Sharma, the first Indian to journey into space ...

Indian astronaut Rakesh Sharma, who was the first Indian to orbit in space, shared a message for Shubhanshu Shukla and the ...

The planetarium was born with India’s first human spaceflight mission since its doors were open in 1984 when Rakesh Sharma ...

Rakesh Sharma congratulates Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla on his historic Axiom-4 space mission, becoming the second Indian ...

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 ...

Before Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla's recent achievement, Wing Commander Rakesh Sharma made history as the first Indian in ...

Learnings from Axiom-4 will help improve India’s own human spaceflight. Its impact will go beyond policy rooms and launch ...

Shukla who calls Rakesh Sharma his mentor added, "I owe much of my inspiration and guidance to India's first astronaut, Rakesh Sharma. He has been a mentor in every sense, supporting me from the ...