Rakesh Sharma-Astronaut

Wing Commander Rakesh Sharma, AC, Hero of the Soviet Union, (born January 13, 1949) is a former Indian Air Force test pilot who flew aboard Soyuz T-11 as part of the Intercosmos program. Sharma was the first Indian to travel in space. Sharma was born in 1949 in Patiala, Punjab, India in a Hindu gaur Brahmin family and was schooled at St. George's Grammar School (Hyderabad), St Thomas School, Kolka...Read more at Wikipedia

Date of Birth: 13-Jan-1949

Place of Birth: Patiala, Punjab, India

Profession: Astronaut

Nationality: India

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn



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