Listen to this story “Upar se Bharat kaisa dikhta hai aapko?” When Former Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi asked Wing Commander Rakesh Sharma, who was a part of the Soviet Interkosmos programme, he replied, “I can say without any hesitation, saare jahaan se accha.” When Rakesh Sharma ventured into space on April 3, 1984, it was a moment of pride for the whole nation—Sharma became the first Indian to travel to space. However, he was onboard the Soviet Soyuz T-11 spacecraft with Soviet cosmonauts and was participating in a Soviet Space expedition. Now, more than three decades later, India is...