Wish we hurried manned space mission: Rakesh Sharma
When Yuri Gagarin visited India in October 1961, six months after his flight, he said: "I have no doubt that a day would come when the family of cosmonauts is joined by a citizen of the Republic of India". Gagarin flew in space for 108 minutes on April 12, 1961, becoming the world's first spaceman. His words proved prophetic. Between April 3, 1984 and April 11, 1984, Rakesh Sharma participated in the Indo-Soviet (former) joint space odyssey. On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the world's first manned space flight by Gagarin
