News for 'Squadron Leader Rakesh Sharma'

A Proud Moment For Shuks' Parents

On Wednesday, June 25, 2025, Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla scripted history by embarking on a space odyssey along with three others to the International Space Station.

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 advising him about the space flight.

India's first man in space ready to go to again

ISRO to set up Human Space Flight Centre

ISRO has to select astronauts, training them to withstand the space environment, and then bring them back to earth and rehabilitate them.

India's first man in space won't be lonely anymore

Thirty-four years after he traveled to space, Wing Commander Rakesh Sharma tells Rediff.com's Archana Masih that he looks forward to Gaganyan, India's first manned space mission in 2022.

A morning with the first Indian in space

The remarkable story of Wing Commander Rakesh Sharma, the first Indian in space, will be seen in a film featuring Aamir Khan.

'Why India MUST send an Indian into space

'When the Americans are talking about colonising Mars by 2030, India cannot be lagging behind.'