In 1984, two officers of ASTE, Wg Cdr Ravish Malhotra and Sqn Ldr Rakesh Sharma achieved celebrity status, when they were selected to undergo training for the Indo-Soviet joint space venture.
Rakesh Sharma...Yashpal (Ammaji's previous worker/security manager)
He joined 2 other Soviet cosmonauts aboard the Soyuz T-11 spacecraft which blasted off on 2 April 1984.He graduated from Nizam College, Osmania University in Hyderabad.
Rakesh Bedi | Konkona Sen Sharma | Anil Sharma | Shivkumar Sharma | Rakesh Khurana | Rajat Sharma | Yashpal Sharma | Surendra Sharma | Rekha Sharma | Mohan Rakesh | Manu Sharma | Yuyutsu Sharma | Urvashi Sharma | Sharma | Shankar Dayal Sharma | Samin K. Sharma | Rakesh Sharma | Pran Kumar Sharma | Partap Sharma | Pankaj Sharma | Manohar Lal Sharma | Mamta Sharma | Kim Sharma | Karan Sharma | Gautham K Sharma | Yadunandan Sharma | Tara Sharma | Som Nath Sharma | Sanjeev Sharma | Ruchir Sharma |