Rakesh Sharma can mean:

• An Indian astronaut: described below.
• Rakesh Sharma (cricketer), an Omani cricketer.
• Rakesh Sharma (filmmaker), an Indian filmmaker.

Rakesh Sharma

Intercosmos Cosmonaut
Nationality	Indian
Status	Living
Born	January 13, 1949 Patiala, Punjab, India
Occupation1	Test Pilot
Rank	Squadron Leader (retired Wing Commander), Indian Air Force
Space time	7d 21h 40m
Selection	1982
Missions	Soyuz T-11
Mission insignia
1 previous or current.

Rakesh Sharma (born January 13, 1949 in Patiala, Punjab, India) was the first Indian and 138th man to visit space. Rakesh Sharma (born January 24, 1982 in Moradabad) is an Indian-born Omani cricketer. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (621x928, 143 KB) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... East German postage stamp The Intercosmos program was a program by the Soviet Union to allow fellow Socialist nations to participate in space exploration. ... January 13 is the 13th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1949 calendar). ... Patiala   (Punjabi: ਪਟਿਆਲਾ) is a city in the Punjab state of India. ... This article details the Indian state of Punjab. ... Test pilots are aviators who fly new and modified aircraft in specific maneuvers, allowing the results to be measured and the design to be evaluated. ... A Squadron Leaders sleeve/shoulder insignia Squadron Leader is a commissioned rank in some air forces. ... A Wing Commanders sleeve/shoulder insignia A Wing Commanders command flag Wing Commander is a commissioned rank in the Royal Air Force and the air forces of many other Commonwealth countries. ... The Indian Air Force (भारतीय वायु सेना : Bharatiya Vayu Sena) is the air-arm of the Armed Forces of India and has the prime responsibility of conducting aerial warfare and securing the Indian airspace. ... 1958 1959 1960 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1984 1985 1987 1990 1992 1994 1995 1996 1997 2000 2003 2004 1958 June 25 - Man In Space Soonest - USA The first group of American astronaut candidates were selected... Crew Launched: Yuri Malyshev (2) Gennady Strekalov (4) Rakesh Sharma (1)- India Landed: Leonid Kizim (2) Vladimir Soloviyov (1) Oleg Atkov (1) (1) number of spaceflights each crew member has completed, including this mission. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... January 13 is the 13th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1949 calendar). ... Patiala   (Punjabi: ਪਟਿਆਲਾ) is a city in the Punjab state of India. ... This article details the Indian state of Punjab. ... Category: ...

Rakesh Sharma, then squadron leader and pilot with the Indian Air Force embarked on the 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. Launched along with two other Soviet cosmonauts aboard Soyuz T-11 on the 2 April 1984, was 35-year-old Rakesh Sharma. During the flight, Squadron Leader Sharma conducted multi-spectral photography of northern India in anticipation of the construction of hydroelectric power stations in the Himalayas. In a famous conversation, he was asked by the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi how India looked from the space and he replied, Saare Jahan Se Achcha, (The opening lines of a famous Indian patriotic Anthem by Sir Muhammad Iqbal). A Squadron Leaders sleeve/shoulder insignia Squadron Leader is a commissioned rank in some air forces. ... The Indian Air Force (भारतीय वायु सेना : Bharatiya Vayu Sena) is the air-arm of the Armed Forces of India and has the prime responsibility of conducting aerial warfare and securing the Indian airspace. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) is Indias national space agency. ... Soviet Soyuz rockets like the one pictured above were the first reliable means to transport objects into Earth orbit. ... East German postage stamp The Intercosmos program was a program by the Soviet Union to allow fellow Socialist nations to participate in space exploration. ... Salyut 7 was launched on April 19, 1982, the last of the Salyut space station program. ... The International Space Station in 2006 A space station is an artificial structure designed for humans to live in outer space. ... Soviet redirects here. ... U.S. Space Shuttle astronaut Bruce McCandless II using a manned maneuvering unit. ... Crew Launched: Yuri Malyshev (2) Gennady Strekalov (4) Rakesh Sharma (1)- India Landed: Leonid Kizim (2) Vladimir Soloviyov (1) Oleg Atkov (1) (1) number of spaceflights each crew member has completed, including this mission. ... April 2 is the 92nd day of the year (93rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 273 days remaining. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Photography [fÓ™tÉ‘grÓ™fi:],[foÊŠtÉ‘grÓ™fi:] is the process of recording pictures by means of capturing light on a light-sensitive medium, such as a film or sensor. ... Hydroelectric dam diagram The waters of Llyn Stwlan, the upper reservoir of the Ffestiniog Pumped-Storage Scheme in north Wales, can just be glimpsed on the right. ... Perspective view of the Himalaya and Mount Everest as seen from space looking south-south-east from over the Tibetan Plateau. ... The Prime Minister of India is, in practice, the most powerful person in the government of India. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... The poem Saare Jahan Se Achcha (Urdu: سارے جہاں سے اچھا, Devanagari: सारे जहाँ से अच्छा) was composed by the Indian Muslim poet Sir Allama Muhammad Iqbal in 1904/1905 while India was under British colonial rule. ... Sir Muhammad Iqbāl (Urdu/Persian: ‎ ) (November 9, 1877 – April 21, 1938) was an Indian Muslim poet, philosopher and politician, whose poetry in Persian and Urdu is regarded as among the greatest in modern times. ...

He was conferred with the honour of Hero of Soviet Union upon his return from space. The Government of India conferred its highest gallantry award(during peace time), the Ashoka Chakra on him and the other two Russian members of his mission. Hero of the Soviet Union (ru: Герои Советского Союза, Belarusian: Героя Савецкага Саюза) was the highest honorary... This article is about Ashoka Chakra, an award. ...

Squadron Leader Sharma and his backup, Wing Commander Ravish Malhotra, also prepared an elaborate series of zero-gravity Yoga exercises which the former had practised aboard the Salyut 7. Retired with the rank of Wing Commander, Rakesh Sharma joined Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) as a test pilot. He was based at the Aircraft & Systems Testing Establishment (ASTE) in Bangalore and worked on the indigenous Light Combat Aircraft program. A Squadron Leaders sleeve/shoulder insignia Squadron Leader is a commissioned rank in some air forces. ... Ravish Malhota (b. ... Astronauts on the International Space Station display an example of weightlessness. ... Statue of Shiva performing Yogic meditation Yoga (Devanagari: योग) is a Sanskrit word that has a wide range of different meanings. ... Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) is a major aerospace company under the Ministry of Defence headquartered in Bangalore, India. ... Test pilots are aviators who fly new and modified aircraft in specific maneuvers, allowing the results to be measured and the design to be evaluated. ... , Bangalore (officially Bengaluru) (Kannada: ; pronunciation: in Kannada and in English) is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. ... The HAL Tejas (Sanskrit:  : Radiance) is an advanced, lightweight, supersonic multirole fighter aircraft being developed by India. ...

Rakesh Sharma has now retired from active employment.

In November 2006 he took part in India's top scientists gathering ^[1] organized by ISRO which gave the green signal to an Indian manned space mission. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Indian Space Research Organisation#Question of crewed missions. ...

Reference

1. ^ http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Time_Is_Right_To_Put_An_Indian_In_Space_999.html

Rakesh Sharma was the first Indian to step on the moon.

What a JOKE !!!!

External link

• Spacefacts biography of Rakesh Sharma

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