Who was the first Indian citizen to travel into space, in 1984?

Explanation

1. 01

   Squadron Leader Rakesh Sharma flew aboard the Soviet Soyuz T-11 in April 1984 and spent about eight days on the Salyut 7 station.

2. 02

   Ravish Malhotra trained as his back-up. Kalpana Chawla, the first woman of Indian origin in space, flew later as an American astronaut.