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serialized_infobox: <TAG> name </TAG> రాకేశ్ శర్మ <TAG> image </TAG> Rakesh _ sharma . jpg <TAG> caption </TAG> రాకేశ్ శర్మ <TAG> status </TAG> పదవీ విరమణ <TAG> nationality </TAG> భారతీయుడు <TAG> birth date </TAG> { { Birth date and age | 1949 | 1 | 13 | df | = | yes } } <TAG> birth place </TAG> పాటియాలా , Patiala and East Punjab States Union , Dominion of India | India <TAG> occupation </TAG> Test pilot | Test Pilot <TAG> rank </TAG> Wing Commander ( rank ) | Wing Commander , Indian Air Force <TAG> time </TAG> 7d 21h 40m <TAG> mission </TAG> Soyuz T - 11 / Soyuz T - 10 <TAG> insignia </TAG> File : Soyuz T - 11 mission patch . gif | 30px <TAG> awards </TAG> File : Ashoka Chakra Ribbon . jpg | 20px Ashok Chakra Award | Ashok Chakra < br / > File : Golden Star medal 473. jpg | 20px Hero of the Soviet Union
summary: అంతరిక్షం లోకి వెళ్ళిన తొలి భారతీయ వ్యోమగామి రాకేశ్ శర్మ.