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Given below is a profile of Sri Rakesh Sharma. Write a paragraph using the same:Birth: January 13, 1949, September 20, 1982 Selection as a cosmonaut: One of the crew, Russian Rocket, Soyuz T-ll. Duration of flight: Seven days. Other members of the flight: Commander Malyshev and Flight Engineer, G.M. Strekalov. His famous utterance as he saw India from the spaceship: ‘Saare Jahan Se Achchha’. |
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Answer» Rakesh Sharma was born on 13 January 1949. After his early education, he joined as an Air Force Cadet and was later appointed as Pilot Officer in the Indian Air Force. On September 20, 1982, he was selected as a cosmonaut. His great achievement was being selected as one of the crew of the Russian rocket, Soyuz T-ll. He flew onboard the rocket with two Soviet cosmonauts, commander Malyshev and flight engineer G.M. Strekalov. He spent seven days in space. When he saw India from the spaceship, Rakesh Sharma said, ‘Saare jahan se achcha’ (Our land is the best in the world), an utterance that has become famous. |
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