India’s first citizen in space Rakesh Sharma turns 67 today

1966 - Joined NDA as an Air Force cadet

1970 - Joined the Indian Air Force as a pilot

1971 – Flew 21 combat missions in a MiG-21 in the Bangladesh war

1984- Flew on board Soyuz T-11 with two Soviet cosmonauts, to the space station Salyut 7