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Who was the first Indian to travel into space?


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Gagan Narang
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Rakesh Sharma
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Sunitha Williams
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Kalpana Chawla
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The correct option is B Rakesh Sharma
Rakesh Sharma was a former Indian Air Force pilot. He was the first Indian person to travel in space. On April 2 in 1984, he made his flight aboard to the Soyuz T-11 and became the first Indian to achieve this milestone.

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