Rakesh Sharma Autographs
Wing Commander Rakesh Sharma, AC (born 13 January 1949) is an Indian cosmonaut and a former Indian Air Force officer. He flew aboard Soyuz T-11 on 3 April 1984 as part of the Soviet Interkosmos programme. He is the first Indian citizen to travel in space, although there have been other astronauts of Indian origin who travelled to space, who were not Indian citizens. Another Air Force pilot, Ravish Malhotra, was placed on standby.
Sharma was born on 13 January 1949 in Patiala of present-day Punjab, India into a Punjabi family. Sharma attended St. George's Grammar School, Hyderabad and graduated from Nizam College, Hyderabad. He joined the National Defence Academy as an air force plebe in July 1966 and was commissioned into the Indian Air Force as a pilot in 1970. He flew 21 combat missions as a MiG-21 pilot during the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War.
An alumnus of the 35th National Defence Academy, Sharma joined the Indian Air Force as a test pilot in 1970 and progressed through numerous levels where in 1984 he was promoted to the rank of squadron leader. He was selected on 20 September 1982 to become a cosmonaut and go into space as part of a joint programme between the Indian Air Force and the Soviet Interkosmos space programme.
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Traded items with a signature of Rakesh Sharma
The most expensive item with a signature of Rakesh Sharma (USSR-India Autograph of astronauts Rakesh Sharma and Ravish Malhotra. Soyuz-T-11) was sold in August 2025 for $1,455.79 while the cheapest item (Rakesh Sharma Indian Cosmonaut Authentic Autographed Commemorative Cover) found a new owner for $1.04 in April 2012. The month with the most items sold (5) was July 2025 with an average selling price of $260.00 for an autographed item of Rakesh Sharma. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in July 2025 with $260.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $1.04 was April 2012. In average, an autographed item from Rakesh Sharma is worth $24.95.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Rakesh Sharma were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | 5x7 Original Autographed Photo of Indian Cosmonaut Rakesh Sharma | $175.00 |  |
| 8x10 Original Autographed Photo of Indian Cosmonaut Rakesh Sharma | $260.00 | |
| 8x10 Original Autographed Photo of Indian Cosmonaut Rakesh Sharma | $260.00 | |
| 8x10 Original Autographed Photo of Indian Cosmonaut Rakesh Sharma | $260.00 | |
| 8x10 Original Autographed Photo of Indian Cosmonaut Rakesh Sharma | $260.00 | |
| 8x10 Original Autographed Photo of Indian Cosmonaut Rakesh Sharma | $260.00 | |
| Rakesh Sharma - Indian Cosmonaut - Autographed Commemorative Postal Cover | $9.72 | |
| Rakesh Sharma - Signed Soyuz T-11 FDC Indian Cosmonaut Rare Space COA | $39.99 | |
| Rakesh Sharma First Indian astronaut signed picture | $98.00 | |
| Rakesh Sharma signed cover Cosmonaut Space Exploration | $31.96 | |
| RARE INDIAN ASTRONAUT RAKESH SHARMA “ORIGINAL” AUTOGRAPHED PHOTO W/ PROVENANCE | $79.00 | |
| SIGNED SHEET COSMONAUT RAKESH SHARMA-1ST INDIAN TO TRAVEL IN SPACE-1984 COA | $45.00 | |
| Soyuz T-11 crew photo signed in-person by cosmonaut Rakesh Sharma of India | $9.99 | |
| USSR Russia cover signed Soyuz T-11/10 India Cosmonaut Rakesh Sharma etc 1984 | $30.00 | |
| USSR Russia cover signed Soyuz T-11/10 India Cosmonaut Rakesh Sharma etc 1984 | $30.00 | |
