Home - Search - Browse - Alphabetic Index: 0- 1- 2- 3- 4- 5- 6- 7- 8- 9
A- B- C- D- E- F- G- H- I- J- K- L- M- N- O- P- Q- R- S- T- U- V- W- X- Y- Z

---

Sharma, Rakesh 'Rikki'

---

Sharma Credit: www.spacefacts.de

Status: Inactive; Active 1982-1984. Born: 1949-01-13. Spaceflights: 1 . Total time in space: 7.90 days. Birth Place: Patiala.

• Birth of Rakesh 'Rikki' Sharma - . Nation: India. Related Persons: Sharma. Indian pilot cosmonaut 1982-1984. First Indian astronaut. Indian Air Force 1 spaceflight, 7.9 days in space. Flew to orbit on Soyuz T-11 (1984)..

• International Cosmonaut Training Group selected. - . Nation: India. Related Persons: Malhotra, Sharma. Training group of Indian 'guest cosmonauts' for a propaganda flight to the Salyut space station..

• Soyuz T-11 - . Call Sign: Yupiter (Jupiter ). Crew: Malyshev, Sharma, Strekalov. Backup Crew: Berezovoi, Grechko, Malhotra. Payload: Soyuz T s/n 17L. Mass: 6,850 kg (15,100 lb). Nation: Russia. Agency: MOM. Program: Salyut 7. Class: Manned. Type: Manned spacecraft. Flight: Soyuz T-10, Soyuz T-11. Spacecraft Bus: Soyuz. Spacecraft: Soyuz T. Duration: 181.91 days. Decay Date: 1984-10-02 . USAF Sat Cat: 14872 . COSPAR: 1984-032A. Apogee: 224 km (139 mi). Perigee: 195 km (121 mi). Inclination: 51.60 deg. Period: 88.70 min.

  Manned three crew. Docked with Salyut 7.Transported a Soviet-Indian international crew comprising ship's commander Y V Malyshev, flight engineer G M Strekalov (USSR) and cosmonaut-researcher R Sharma (India) to the SALYUT-7 orbital station to conduct scientific and technical studies and experiments.

• Landing of Soyuz T-10 - . Return Crew: Malyshev, Sharma, Strekalov. Nation: Russia. Related Persons: Malyshev, Sharma, Strekalov. Program: Salyut 7. Flight: Soyuz T-10, Soyuz T-11. Soyuz T-10 landed at 10:50 GMT, 160 km E Dzehezkazgan, with the crew of Malyshev, Sharma and Strekalov aboard..