Rakesh Sharma, the first Indian astronaut who ventured into space, holds a special place in India's history. In 1984, his groundbreaking journey aboard the Soyuz T-11 spacecraft, lasting eight ...

Kalpana Chawla, the first woman of Indian origin in space, flew on Space Shuttle Columbia in 1997, but tragically died in the 2003 Columbia disaster. Sunita Williams, an American astronaut of Indian ...

In 1982, India and the Soviet Union signed an agreement for collaborative space exploration between the Indian Air Force and Soviet Interkosmos. Squadron Leader Rakesh Sharma was selected from 150 ...

New Delhi: In 1984, Wing Commander Rakesh Sharma made history as the first Indian to travel to space. His famous words, “Saare Jahan Se Accha,” spoken aboard the Soviet spacecraft Soyuz T-11 ...

Today marks the birthday of Rakesh Sharma, the first Indian to journey into space, who was born on January 13, 1949, in Patiala, Punjab. Sharma’s historic space mission in 1984 not only etched ...