Rakesh Sharma is the first Indian to reach space back in 1984. The cosmonaut changed Indian space history for once and all. A former Indian Air Force pilot is still the only Indian citizen who has travelled to space. Although there have been many Indians in the last decades who have managed to reach space, but they weren’t permanent citizens of India.
Even today, whenever someone talks about space and India in the same line, Rakesh Sharma’s name flashes in front of them. However, unfortunately, despite being such an important person in India’s space research history, he never got the kind of fame and recognition he deserves for what he has done for the country.
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