35 years since Rakesh Sharma became the 1st Indian in space

Retired Indian Air Force Pilot Rakesh Sharma remains the only Indian citizen to have travelled to space, 35 years after he achieved the feat on April 2, 1984. Sharma flew aboard Soyuz T-11 spacecraft under a joint India-Soviet programme and spent over seven days orbiting Earth. India-born Kalpana Chawla and Indian-origin Sunita Williams flew to space as American astronauts.