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Rakesh Sharma 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.

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1949  Wikimedia, Wikidata
SQUADRON LEADER RAKESH SHARMA, Wing Commander Rakesh Sharma
Research Cosmonaut, astronaut, military personnel, aircraft pilot, Medal "For Merit in Space Exploration", Medal "For Strengthening of Brotherhood in Arms", Ashok Chakra, Order of Lenin, Hero of the Soviet Union, India, 

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  Soyuz T-10 ⓘ
  crewed flight of the Soyuz programme

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  Soyuz T-11 ⓘ
  1984 space expedition

India, 

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1949-01-13T00:00:00Z

1949 Rakesh Sharma

1984-02-08T00:00:00Z

1984-02-08T00:00:00Z

1984 Soyuz T-10

1984-04-03T00:00:00Z

1984-04-03T00:00:00Z

1984 Soyuz T-11

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Rakesh Sharma (cropped)

Rakesh sharma

Rakesh Sharma (cropped)

Rakesh sharma

Soyuz T-11 prime crew (crop)

Soyuz T-11 primary and backup crew.

Soyuz T-11 prime crew (crop)

Vrishasen Dabholkar with Rakesh Sharma

Vrishasen Dabholkar with Rakesh Sharma

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	spaceflight	1984	Soyuz T-10	human spaceflight	Wikidata
event	spaceflight	1984	Soyuz T-11	human spaceflight	Wikidata
commons	image		Rakesh Sharma (cropped)		Commons
commons	image		Rakesh sharma		Commons
commons	image		Rakesh Sharma (cropped)		Commons
commons	image		Rakesh sharma		Commons
commons	image		Soyuz T-11 prime crew (crop)		Commons
commons	image		Soyuz T-11 primary and backup crew.		Commons
commons	image		Soyuz T-11 prime crew (crop)		Commons
commons	image		Vrishasen Dabholkar with Rakesh Sharma		Commons
commons	image		Vrishasen Dabholkar with Rakesh Sharma		Commons