As ISRO gears up for Gaganyaan testing, know more about Rakesh Sharma: Indias first astronaut who went into space
Rakesh Sharma, born on January 13, 1949, is a retired Indian Air Force pilot who achieved a monumental feat by participating in the Soviet Interkosmos program. As a part of this program, he flew aboard the Soyuz T-11 on April 3, 1984, becoming the first Indian citizen to reach space.
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