India's first cosmonaut, Rakesh Sharma, was a squadron commander in ... Sharma was part of the crew of the Soyuz T-11 spacecraft, along with Soviet cosmonauts Yury Malyshev and Gennady Strekalov.

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 ...

India’s first astronaut Rakesh Sharma now lives in Coonoor, enjoys golf and gardening, and helps train Gaganyaan astronauts.

In 1982, Rakesh Sharma, an Indian Air Force fighter squadron ... Sharma was part of the crew that manned the Soyuz T-11 spacecraft, which launched on April 3, 1984 and docked to the Salyut-7 ...

Recalling his journey to space, Rakesh Sharma said that he was passionate ... Indian to go to space aboard the Soviet Union made Soyuz T-11 on April 2 in 1984 that was launched from the Baikonur ...