Rakesh Sharma



Rakesh Sharma (Hindi: राकेश शर्मा; born 13 January 1949) 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 with an Indian background who were not Indian citizens.

Quotes

 * (India looks) Better than the whole world (from up here in space).
 * Rakesh Sharma (2021) cited in ""How Does India Look From Space?": What First Indian Astronaut Told Indira Gandhi" on NDTV, 2 April 2020.