Rakesh Sharma, The Indian Astronaut

Rakesh Sharma

1. Rakesh Sharma is the first Indian to fly into space.

2. In 1970, Rakesh was appointed as pilot officer in the Indian Air Force.

3. In 2006, he took part in a space conference held by ISRO.

4. Rakesh flew to the Salyut 7 Space Station.

5. In 1971, Rakesh flew the Mikoyan-Gurevich, a Russian jet.







ESA - European Space Agency
ISRO - Indian Space Research Organization
NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Reference:  http://www.aerospaceguide.net/astronaut/rakesh_sharma.html

Clement Ader - The Man, A Stepping Stone For Success

I first came to know about Clement Ader in one of my books from the Kingfisher Readers series, 'Flight' authored by Chris Oxlade. Yesterday, when my mommy asked me to tell her what I would like to search in Google, I told her that I would like to know more about Clement Ader and his inventions.

Here is a timeline that I'd like to share about Clement Ader and other learning connections I made.