Ravish Malhotra, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Ravish Malhotra

Indian astronaut

Date of Birth: 25-Dec-1943

Place of Birth: Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan

Profession: astronaut, test pilot

Nationality: India

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn


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About Ravish Malhotra

  • Ravish Malhotra (born 25 December 1943 in Lahore, British India) is a retired Air Commodore of the Indian Air Force.
  • He was an Air Force test pilot stationed at the test center in Bangalore.
  • He was also the Air Officer Commanding of Hindon Air Force Station near Delhi. 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.Ravish Malhotra qualified as a test pilot and the highly experienced Wing Commander Malhotra was chosen to undergo training in Russia for the Indo-Soviet Space mission planned in 1984.
  • He successfully completed the extremely demanding training schedule with credit and distinction. Service No 7678 Branch : F(P) Rank : Wing Commander Unit : Indo Soviet Space Reference : Gazette of India, 19 May 1984 - No.58 - Pres/85 dated 7 May 1985

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