Rakesh Sharma Birthday: 7 Interesting facts about Indian space hero
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Rakesh Sharma Birthday: 7 Interesting facts about Indian space hero

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Rakesh Sharma, the Punjab-born cosmonaut, and pilot created history as he took India to become the 14th nation to travel outer space. Rakesh Sharma had taken Indian food to space with the help of the Defense Food Research Lab situated in Mysore. Rakesh Sharma was the first who practiced zero gravity yoga in order to deal with space sickness in 1984. When Indira Gandhi, the then Prime Minister of India asked Rakesh Sharma how India looked from outer space, he promptly replied, Saare jahan se achha.

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‘Born early:’ Rakesh Sharma, first and only Indian in space, on Chandrayaan 3
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‘Born early:’ Rakesh Sharma, first and only Indian in space, on Chandrayaan 3

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With the triumphant landing of Chandrayaan 3 near the lunar south pole, India marked a momentous stride in its space endeavours. Rakesh Sharma, the first Indian to go to space, expressed that a remarkable era of space exploration programmes for the country has now commenced. Rakesh Sharma on Chandrayaan 3 mission "I am not surprised, because I knew deep inside …

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