Who was the first Indian citizen to travel into space?

Explanation

Rakesh Sharma became the first Indian in space on 3 April 1984 under the Soviet Interkosmos programme. He traveled aboard the Soyuz T-11 to the Salyut 7 space station, where he conducted scientific and Earth observation experiments. For this achievement, he was awarded the Ashoka Chakra (1984), India’s highest peacetime gallantry award.