Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)

Ravish Malhotra

India

Ravish Malhotra
Retired

Biography

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Ravish Malhotra (born 25 December 1943 born in Lahore, British India is a retired Air Commodore of the Indian Air Force. In 1982, he was chosen to train for spaceflight in the Soviet Union's Intercosmos program. Malhotra served as backup for Rakesh Sharma on the Soyuz T-11 mission which launched the first Indian into space, but never went to space himself. Malhotra was awarded the Kirti Chakra in 1984.

Type

Government

Age

82

Date of Birth

December 25, 1943

First Flight

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Last Flight

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Career Stats

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Flights

0

Landings

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Spacewalks

P0D

Time in Space

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