New Delhi [India], April 4 (ANI): Indian cosmonaut Rakesh Sharma expressed his joy over the 40th anniversary of becoming the first Indian to reach outer space on board the Soviet Rocket Soyuz T-11. On April 3, 1984, Rakesh Sharma became the first Indian to go into space as a member of a joint Soviet-Indian crew on the Soyuz T-11 spacecraft. He spent a week working at the Salyut-7 Orbital Station. “I was just 35 when I had the chance to fly into space after having trained at Star City. And 40 years have passed… These 40 years have been extremely productive for our country and our relationship…
