page_title: Rakesh Sharma
hierarchical_section_title: Rakesh Sharma
caption_attribution_description: English: Rakesh Sharma
context_page_description: Wing Commander Rakesh Sharma, AC is a former Indian Air Force pilot who flew aboard Soyuz T-11 on 3 April 1984 with the 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.
context_section_description: Wing Commander Rakesh Sharma, AC (born 13 January 1949) is a former Indian Air Force pilot who flew aboard Soyuz T-11 on 3 April 1984 with the 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.
caption: Rakesh Sharma, as a Squadron Leader in military uniform
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