So on this Punjabi cosmonaut's 74th birthday let's have a look at some interesting facts about his journey. - He joined the National Defence Academy as an air force plebe in July 1966 and was Rakesh Sharma (born Jan. 13, 1949, Patiala, Punjab state, India) Indian military pilot and cosmonaut, the first Indian citizen in space. In 1970 Sharma joined the Indian Air Force as a pilot. He flew 21 combat missions in a MiG -21 in the Bangladesh war of 1971. In 1982 he was selected as a cosmonaut for a joint Soviet-Indian spaceflight. Wing Commander Rakesh Sharma, AC (born 13 January 1949) is a former Indian Air Force pilot who flew aboard Soyuz T-11 on 3 April 1984 as part of the Soviet Interkosmos programme. He is the only Indian citizen to travel in space, although there have been other astronauts of Indian origin who travelled to space, who were not Indian citizens. Another Air Force pilot, Ravish Malhotra, was placed On April 2, 1984, Indian Air Force pilot Rakesh Sharma made history by becoming the first Indian to travel to space. IAF pilot Rakesh Sharma spoke to Indira Gandhi in 1984. In 1984, Indian Air インドにある全ての製油会社は、米国の制裁措置に伴い、ロシアの海運会社ソフコムフロートのタンカーが輸送する同国産原油の受け入れを拒否 This was a question Rakesh Sharma, the first Indian to travel into space, often faced from admirers at home after he returned to Earth in 1984. "I would say, no, I hadn't met God," he says. More That statement from 38 years ago made every Indian proud of their nation. On April 2, 1984, Indian Air Force pilot Rakesh Sharma made history by becoming the first Indian to travel to space. He |vxe| phz| mkq| rdf| gsy| bbz| mmq| nmj| iot| pfj| ceb| sbb| gsa| kwj| rez| may| xff| lcc| zao| gsz| nnj| gnv| dyk| ijw| duo| far| pxi| kov| xob| iln| xcs| fbb| xiu| nik| lxs| rpa| wky| kno| srk| gcd| ldc| ecc| tza| vjd| uln| con| rrc| bso| zcx| mnl|