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Where is Rakesh Sharma, first Indian astronaut went into space, and what is he doing now?
Rakesh Sharma, the first Indian astronaut who ventured into space, holds a special place in India's history. In 1984, his groundbreaking journey aboard the Soyuz T-11 spacecraft, lasting eight ...
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Rakesh Sharma Birthday: Remembering The First Indian Astronaut To Travel In Space
While there have been other astronauts of Indian origin, they were not citizens of India. Rakesh Sharma was born in Patiala, Punjab, on January 13, 1949. He participated in the Soviet Interkosmos ...
Rakesh Sharma Wore Space Patch With India Flag In 1984. Now, Comes Another
Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla will become the second Indian to travel to space, four decades after Wing Commander Rakesh Sharma's historic feat in 1984.
Gaganyaan Astronaut Launch In 2026, Chandrayaan-4 In 2027: Centre Confirms Mission Timelines
ISRO will launch two big missions in the next two years. Union Minister of State Jitendra Singh said that the Gaganyaan ...
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Shubhanshu Shukla Is All Set For Space
Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla Shukla says Wing Commander Rakesh Sharma -- the first Indian to travel to space --has been ...
Suspicion Gives Way To TRUST: India-US Joint Space Missions Take Flight
An Indian astronaut - or a Gaganyatri - will soon travel to the International Space Station (ISS), and a groundbreaking India ...
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Rakesh Sharma: Celebrating legacy of India’s first space explorer on his 76th birthday
Today marks the birthday of Rakesh Sharma, the first Indian to journey into space, who was born on January 13, 1949, in Patiala, Punjab. Sharma’s historic space mission in 1984 not only etched ...
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India's Shukla to carry various items to ISS, surprise Rakesh Sharma
Indian astronaut Gp Capt Shubhanshu Shukla, set to be the pilot for Axiom Space’s Ax-4 mission in 2025, shares insights from his training. He emphasizes its distributed and complex nature and ...
Who is Shubhanshu Shukla, Indian astronaut to pilot private spacecraft Axiom-4, do yoga in space
Indian Air Force Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla will become the second Indian to go to space after Rakesh Sharma. He was selected for the upcoming Indo-US mission to the International Space Station ...
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Who Is Shubhanshu Shukla? Meet the First Indian Astronaut to Pilot Axiom-4
Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla is set to make history by becoming the first Indian astronaut to journey to the International Space Station (ISS). | News ...
From yoga to Indian food flavours: Shubhanshu Shukla’s Axiom Mission 4 to bring a taste of India to the ISS
Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla, designated as the pilot for Axiom Mission 4, is set to take yoga to space. Shukla also plans to showcase India’s cultural diversity by carrying items from various ...
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Desi food, yoga: India's first astronaut to ISS—Shubhanshu Shukla—shares plans
In 2019, Shukla underwent astronaut training at the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Centre in Russia. He was later selected by ISRO for Gaganyaan mission—the country's first human spaceflight program.