Wing Commander Rakesh Sharma, AC 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
After Chandrayaan 3 success, again he is in news ,
Rakesh sharma was born in 1949 in Punjab
In 1987 , he retired as wing commander from Indian Air Force
He is now 74 years old
According to sources, he lives in Tamil Nadu now
In 2021 , he joined as non executive chairman of cadilla in Bangalore
Rakesh sharma is inspiration for every aspiring youth who wants to do something for his country in the space field
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