40 Years On, Rakesh Sharma Recalls His "Saare Jahaan Se Achha" Remark | Read

Wing Commander Rakesh Sharma, the only Indian to have gone into the space, is excited to welcome more Indian astronauts to the elite space club as the country prepares for the Gaganyaan mission. Gaganyaan is the country's first human space flight mission, under which a three-member crew will be launched into a Low Earth Orbit and bring them back after three days. Speaking to NDTV's Science Editor Pallava Bagla, Mr Sharma recalled the space flight that earned India one of its first space achievements.