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Rakesh Sharma

Rakesh Sharma

Indian pilot
Wing Commander Rakesh Sharma, AC is an Indian former 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... Wikipedia
Born: 1949 (age 75 years), Patiala, India
Space missions: Soyuz T-11 and Soyuz T-10
Spouse: Madhu Sharma (m. 1982)
Children: 2
First space flight: Soyuz T-10