2. About Rakesh
● He was born January 13, 1949 in Patiala,
Punjab.
● Rakesh graduated from Nizam College and
Osmania University in Hyderabad.
● After, he joined the Indian Air Force
in 1970 as a pilot officer.
3. Sector of Society
● Rakesh’s sector of society was
flight/exploration in space.
● He was the first Indian to be launched into
space.
● In 1984 he became the first
citizen of India to go to space
4. Historical or Contemporary Contributions
● Rakesh spent eight days in space on board
the Salyut space station and joined 2 other
Soviet cosmonauts aboard the Soyuz T-11
which blasted on April 2, 1984.
● In 1970 Rakesh joined the Indian Air Force
and flew 21 combat missions in a MiG-21 in
the Bangladesh war.
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● Also in 1982 he was selected as the
cosmonaut for Soviet- Indian Spaceflight.
6. Contributions to Punjabi Culture
● When Rakesh first went to space, he made
the Indian/Punjabi culture famous.
● The contribution was that he represented
punjabi culture for going to space.
● That was like the main and only contribution
he made to Indian/Punjabi culture.
7. How the Punjabi Culture Has Improved
● Because of Rakesh Sharma the punjabi
culture has become more famous.
● Also in history it is known that India took part
in space exploration because of Rakesh
Sharma
8. Other Interesting Facts of Rakesh
● Rakesh spent 7d 21h 40m in space.
● Has two kids
● He earned two awards: Ashok Chakra and
Hero of the Soviet Union
● Retired 2013
