Malyshev

Sharma

Strekalov

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Rakesh Sharma Credit - RKK Energia

3 April 1984 13:08 GMT. Landing Date: 1984-04-11 10:50:00. Flight Time: 7.90 days. Alternate Name: Soyuz T-11. Flight Up: Soyuz T-11. Flight Back: Soyuz T-10. Call Sign: Yupiter (Jupiter ). Crew: Malyshev, Sharma, Strekalov. Backup Crew: Berezovoi, Grechko, Malhotra. Program: Salyut 7.

Of note: First Indian astronaut. The Soviet-Indian international crew comprised ship's commander Y V Malyshev, flight engineer G M Strekalov (USSR) and cosmonaut-researcher R Sharma (India). They docked with the Salyut-7 orbital station to conduct scientific and technical studies and experiments.

Indian cosmonaut Rakesh Sharma conducted an Earth observation program concentrating on India. He also did life sciences and materials processing experiments and became the first yoga practitioner in zero-G.

• 1984 Apr 3 - Soyuz T-11  Crew: Malyshev, Sharma, Strekalov. Spacecraft: Soyuz T. Payload: Soyuz T s/n 17L. Mass: 6,850 kg (15,100 lb). Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz. Duration: 181.91 days. Perigee: 195 km (121 mi). Apogee: 224 km (139 mi). Inclination: 51.60 deg. Period: 88.70 min.

  Manned three crew. Docked with Salyut 7.Transported a Soviet-Indian international crew comprising ship's commander Y V Malyshev, flight engineer G M Strekalov (USSR) and cosmonaut-researcher R Sharma (India) to the SALYUT-7 orbital station to conduct scientific and technical studies and experiments.

• 1984 Apr 11 - Landing of Soyuz T-10 

  Soyuz T-10 landed at 10:50 GMT, 160 km E Dzehezkazgan, with the crew of Malyshev, Sharma and Strekalov aboard.