ASTRONAUT

Rakesh Sharma

1949 - Today

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Wing Commander Rakesh Sharma, AC (born 13 January 1949) is an Indian cosmonaut and a former Indian Air Force officer. He flew aboard Soyuz T-11 on 3 April 1984 as part of the Soviet Interkosmos programme. He is the first 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 standby. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Rakesh Sharma is the 144th most popular astronaut (down from 79th in 2019), the 493rd most popular biography from India (down from 335th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Indian Astronaut.

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Among ASTRONAUTS

Among astronauts, Rakesh Sharma ranks 144 out of 556. Before him are Boris Volynov, Vance D. Brand, Sidney M. Gutierrez, Tatyana Kuznetsova, Rusty Schweickart, and Georgy Grechko. After him are Joseph A. Walker, Joe Engle, Aleksei Yeliseyev, Mae Jemison, Charles E. Brady Jr., and Dumitru Prunariu.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Rakesh Sharma ranks 317. Before him are Kalkot Mataskelekele, Antonello Venditti, Michael Brecker, Andrew Latimer, Jim Varney, and Manolo el del bombo. After him are Noli de Castro, Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara, Deep Roy, Janet Ågren, Philippe de Villiers, and Zoran Slavnić.

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In India

Among people born in India, Rakesh Sharma ranks 493 out of 1,861. Before him are Jayaprakash Narayan (1902), Begum Hazrat Mahal (1820), Shibli Nomani (1857), Launceston Elliot (1874), ʽAbd al-Qadir Badayuni (1540), and Ela Bhatt (1933). After him are Ram Prasad Bismil (1897), Tamannaah (1989), Nain Singh (1830), Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts (1832), Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay (1894), and Sulochana Gadgil (1944).

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Among ASTRONAUTS In India

Among astronauts born in India, Rakesh Sharma ranks 2. Before him are Kalpana Chawla (1961).

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