Rakesh Sharma
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Rakesh Sharma: Celebrating legacy of India’s first space explorer on his 76th birthday
India | January 13, 2025 10:25 ISTRakesh Sharma, India’s first astronaut, celebrates his 76th birthday today, honoring his historic space mission in 1984 that inspired generations and showcased India’s space capabilities.
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NASA Administrator Bill Nelson meets Rakesh Sharma, first Indian to fly in space, in Bengaluru
India | November 30, 2023 16:18 ISTRakesh Sharma went on to become the first Indian citizen to reach outer space on April 2, 1984, when he flew aboard the Soviet rocket Soyuz T-11 launched from Kazakhstan's Baikonur Cosmodrome. Nelson is on his maiden visit to India to oversee the NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR).
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Madhubala, Ma Anand Sheela, Rakesh Sharma: Stalled biopics of famous personalities
Entertainment | February 18, 2022 7:59 ISTMadhubala, Ma Anand Sheela and Rakesh Sharma are some of the popular personalities whose biopic announcement made a lot of noise but nothing has come out of it till now. While there is no clarity on the future of some, others are mired in controversy.
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Rakesh Sharma Birthday: 7 Interesting facts about Indian space hero
People | January 13, 2021 13:24 ISTRakesh Sharma, the Punjab-born cosmonaut, and pilot created history as he took India to become the 14th nation to travel outer space. As the Indian space hero turns 72 years old today, let's have a look at some of the interesting facts related to him.
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Saare Jahaan Se Acchha: Rakesh Sharma biopic back on track with Farhan Akhtar
Celebrities | July 30, 2020 11:45 ISTMuch awaited film, Saare Jahaan Se Acchha, based on the life of astronaut Rakesh Sharma is back on track finally. The latest reports claim that Farhan Akhtar will lead the film.
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Astronaut Rakesh Sharma biopic Saare Jahan Se Aacha not shelved: Siddharth Roy Kapur
February 22, 2020 21:09 ISTNames of Ranbir Kapoor and Vicky Kaushal have cropped up for the lead role but there has been no official confirmation yet. Saare Jahan Se Aacha will be directed by Mahesh Mathai.
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Women astronauts unlikely to be part of inaugural Gaganyaan flight
India | August 28, 2019 17:27 ISTThe Indian Space Research Organisation has begun the process of short-listing probable candidates for its first manned mission and it should be completed by next month, he said.
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Not right to blame government alone for skyrocketing pollution, says India’s only cosmonaut Rakesh Sharma
India | December 05, 2017 14:28 ISTSharma was selected for a joint space programme between the Indian Space Research Organisation and the Soviet Intercosmos and flew aboard the Soyuz T-11 rocket on April 3, 1984 to dock with the Salyut 7 space station.
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Aamir Khan teams up with Siddharth Roy Kapur for Rakesh Sharma biopic titled Salute
Bollywood | June 10, 2017 9:47 ISTThe Dangal star will also be seen in Thogs of Hindostan, which also stars Katrina Kaif and Fatima Sana Shaikh.
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