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Updated: Nov 30, 2023 06:38 IST

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], November 30 (ANI): National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Administrator Bill Nelson expressed delight at assembly college students on the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), and the primary Indian to fly to house, Rakesh Sharma on Wednesday.
Nelson, who’s on a go to to India, stated that the story of Rakesh Sharma lit up the room.
Sharing on his social media X, NASA Administrator said, “It was a great honor to speak with students in Bengaluru today with Rakesh Sharma, the first Indian to fly to space. His story lit up the room! To the Artemis Generation in India and beyond: Work hard, dream big, and reach for the stars. The universe is the limit!”

It was an awesome honor to talk with college students in Bengaluru immediately with Rakesh Sharma, the primary Indian to fly to house. His story lit up the room! To the Artemis Generation in India and past: Work onerous, dream huge, and attain for the celebrities. The universe is the restrict! pic.twitter.com/mnPUJDfr8P

— Bill Nelson (@SenBillNelson) November 29, 2023

Rakesh Sharma went on to turn out to be the primary Indian citizen to succeed in outer house on April 2, 1984, when he flew aboard the Soviet rocket Soyuz T-11 launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome within the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic.
He spent 7 days, 21 hours and 40 minutes in house and took India to turn out to be the 14th nation to journey to outer house. Sharma’s work was primarily within the fields of bio-medicine and distant sensing.
Sharma carried out a number of scientific research and experiments, his work together with distant sensing and bio-medicine. The crew even held a convention with officers from house. When the then PM of India, Indira Gandhi requested Sharma how India seemed from outer house, Sharma stated “Saare Jahaan Se Achcha”.
He stated that essentially the most stunning moments in house had been dawn and sundown.
Meanwhile, Nelson touched down in India on Tuesday, expressing his enthusiasm for every week of conferences and occasions aimed toward strengthening the partnership between NASA and ISRO.
He emphasised that India is a pacesetter in house and is trying ahead to a productive go to.
He will even be visiting the UAE for a sequence of conferences with key authorities officers.
Nelson will even meet with house officers in each international locations to deepen bilateral cooperation throughout a broad vary of innovation and research-related areas, particularly in human exploration and Earth science, the American house company NASA stated in a launch.
Nelson’s go to to India will fulfil a dedication as a part of the US and India initiative on Critical and Emerging Technology initiated by President Joe Biden. (ANI)