Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

First Indian in space?

  1. Kalpana Chawla

  2. Devendranath Singh

  3. Rakesh Sharma

  4. Vikram Sarabhai
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Explanation

Rakesh Sharma became the first Indian citizen to travel to space in 1984 aboard the Soviet Soyuz T-11 mission. He spent 7 days 21 hours and 40 minutes in space aboard the Salyut 7 space station. Kalpana Chawla was an Indian-born American astronaut who flew later but was not the first Indian in space. Vikram Sarabhai was the father of the Indian space program but never flew in space.

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