A Russian astronaut called Yuri Gagarin (and I can remember it happening!).
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He is Yuri Alexeyevich Gagarin from the former Soviet Union (now Russia). The 27-year-old Soviet Air Force major made his flight Apr 12, 1961, lasting 108 minutes and orbiting Earth in a rocket-propelled, five-ton space capsule.
No, Rakesh Sharma did not go to the moon. He was the first Indian to travel in space, aboard the Soviet spacecraft Soyuz T-11 in 1984. The moon landings were conducted by the United States during the Apollo program.
Rakesh Sharma was the first Indian-born person to travel in space. He flew aboard the Soviet spacecraft Soyuz T-11 in 1984.
Rakesh Sharma is the first Indian to go to space in the Soyuz T-10 capsule.(now displayed at Nehru Planetarium . delhi)
The first Asian to go into space was Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi. He flew on the Space Shuttle Discovery during the STS-114 mission in 2005. However, prior to Noguchi, the first Asian to reach space was the Indian pilot Rakesh Sharma, who flew aboard the Soviet spacecraft Soyuz T-11 in 1984.
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Jake t. Austin
Rakesh Sharma went to space on April 2, 1984, as part of the Soyuz T-11 mission, becoming the first Indian to travel to space. He spent 7 days aboard the Salyut 7 space station.
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Wing Commander Rakesh Sharma of the Indian Air Force was the first Indian to go into space. He went to space aboard the Soviet Soyuz T-11 spacecraft on April 2, 1984.
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neil armstrong
Rakesh Sharma was selected to go to space as part of the Soviet Union's Intercosmos program in 1984. Along with him, the Soviet cosmonauts Viktor Gorbatko and Yury Malyshev were also involved in the mission. Sharma became the first Indian citizen to travel to space, flying aboard the Soyuz T-11 spacecraft.