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Rakesh Sharma

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NameRakesh Sharma
TypeIntercosmos Cosmonaut
NationalityIndian
Birth dateJanuary 13, 1949(age 61)
Birth placejaipur, rajasthan, India
Other occupationTest Pilot
RankWing Commander, Indian Air Force
Time in space7d 21h 40m
MissionsSoyuz T-11 / Soyuz T-10

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Rakesh Sharma (Punjabi: ਰਾਕੇਸ਼ ਸ਼ਰਮਾ), born January 13, 1949 in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India is a former Indian Air Force commissioned officer and a retired cosmonaut. Sharma was the first Indian and 138th person to travel in space.

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Sushmita Sen is the brand ambassador for real estate company Assotech - Calcutta Tube (blog) Tweet this news
Calcutta Tube (blog)--When I saw my baba (father) in tears when -Rakesh Sharma- went up in space and told Indira Gandhi 'Saare Jahan Se Aacha Hindustan Hamaara', I asked him for ... - Date : Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:15:17 GMT+00:00
ONGC Examining Implications Of Cairn-Vedanta Deal - Chairman - Automated Trader Tweet this news
Automated Trader--NEW DELHI -(Dow Jones)- India's Oil & Natural Gas Corp. (500312.BY) said it is examining all legal and contractual ... - Date : Thu, 26 Aug 2010 14:50:54 GMT+00:00
New Business Try to Beat Recession - FOX 9 News Tweet this news
FOX 9 News--Arun Sharma's sharp focus gives him a creative edge as a photographer. His business partner, -Rakesh Sharma-, is the technical force. ... - Date : Thu, 26 Aug 2010 03:23:07 GMT+00:00
India State Oil Retailers Get Subsidy - Wall Street Journal Tweet this news
Wall Street Journal--MUMBAI -- India's federal government has released 140 billion rupees ($3 billion) in cash compensation for the last financial ... - Date : Mon, 23 Aug 2010 09:56:56 GMT+00:00
Army crash victim cremated in Nashik - Daily News & Analysis Tweet this news
Daily News & Analysis---...- along with those of three officers, Colonel PK Pal and pilot Major -Rakesh Sharma- of 3 Corps, when the Cheetah helicopter carrying them crashed. ... - Date : Sat, 21 Aug 2010 18:52:19 GMT+00:00
Blackstone Expects to Double India Investment - Wall Street Journal Tweet this news
Wall Street Journal--NEW DELHI -- Private-equity giant Blackstone Group LP expects to double its India investments to $2 billion-$3 billion over ... - Date : Wed, 18 Aug 2010 11:23:08 GMT+00:00
In difficult time like this - Nagaland Post Tweet this news
Nagaland Post--Later on the bodies were identified as Colonel PK Pal, Sena Medal of Lucknow, Major -Rakesh sharma- of Hamirpur Himanchal Pradesh and Major Nikhil Prakash of ... - Date : Fri, 20 Aug 2010 19:02:18 GMT+00:00
ONGC Profit Falls 24%, Hit by Discounting - Wall Street Journal Tweet this news
Wall Street Journal--NEW DELHI�Oil & Natural Gas Corp.'s profit for its fiscal first quarter fell 24% as India's largest oil producer was hit by ... - Date : Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:29:22 GMT+00:00
Rakesh Sharma to attend Malaysian astronaut's wedding - Sify Tweet this news
Sify--India's -Rakesh Sharma- will be among the 100 astronauts converging here to attend the wedding of Malaysian astronaut Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor. ... - Date : Wed, 28 Jul 2010 07:31:40 GMT+00:00
Three Army officers killed in chopper crash in Nagaland - E-Pao.net Tweet this news
E-Pao.net--The names of the officers are Colonel PK Pal, Major Nikhil Rana and Major -Rakesh Sharma-. Bodies of the officers have been taken to Naga Hospital in Kohima ... - Date : Wed, 18 Aug 2010 21:57:02 GMT+00:00

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)

Satellites
Earth observationBhaskara Satellite series * IRS * Cartosat 1 * Cartosat 2 * Cartosat 2A * Cartosat 3 * Oceansat-2
CommunicationIndian National Satellite System * GSAT-1 * GSAT-2 * GSAT-3 * GSAT-4 * KALPANA-1
Space observatoryAryabhata * Astrosat
Global positioningIndian Regional Navigational Satellite System
Extraterrestrial explorationAditya * Chandrayaan-1 * Chandrayaan-2 * Mars mission
Launch vehicle
fleet
Expendable launch systemSLV * ASLV * PSLV * GSLV * GSLV-Mk III
Reusable launch systemAVATAR RLV
Human spaceflight
programme
Technology demonstrationSRE-1 * SRE-2
Crew vehicleOrbital Vehicle * Indian Space Shuttle Program
Launch vehicleGSLV-IIH
Astronomy and
planetary sciences
ObservatoriesIndian Astronomical Observatory * Ooty Radio Telescope
InstitutionsNational Atmospheric Research Laboratory
Associated
organizations
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research * Raman Research Institute * Indian Institute of Astrophysics * Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics * Department of Space * Antrix Corporation * Aerospace Command * Defence Research and Development Organisation * IIST
People
AstronautsRakesh Sharma * Ravish Malhotra
ScientistsHomi Jehangir Bhabha * Vikram Sarabhai * Satish Dhawan * Raja Ramanna * Abdul Kalam * Udipi Ramachandra Rao * K. Kasturirangan * G. Madhavan Nair * Mylswamy Annadurai * B. N. Suresh * K. Radhakrishnan
Other
Bhuvan



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