
Rakesh Sharma, then squadron leader and pilot with the Indian Air Force embarked on the historic mission in 1984 as part of a joint space program between the Indian Space Research organisation and the Soviet Intercosmos space program and spent eight days in space aboard the Salyut 7 space station. The trip made Rakesh Sharma the first Indian in Space but the event is also remembered for a conversation from space that he had with then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. By Guest … [Read more...]











