Emotional reunion of two space heroes
It was a long-awaited meeting of two space heroes after a gap of 24 years.
By PTI |
NEW DELHI: It was a long-awaited meeting of two space heroes after a gap of 24 years.
The national capital witnessed the emotional reunion of two friends -- Indian space man Rakesh Sharma and Soviet cosmonaut Anatoly Borozovoy, who trained together for the historic launch of 1984 Indo-Russian manned space mission.
"It is a very special feeling to meet Anatoly after all these years. We had lost touch in all these years but now as I met him today, it seems that time has passed so quickly but things between us remain the same," an emotional Sharma told the media after the reunion last evening.
"He was the commander of the back-up crew when my own crew was training for the space flight. Those were unforgettable moments," he said.
Sharing his happiness over the reunion, Borozovoy said, "It is one of the happiest days of my life in the last 24 years."
On his second visit to India, Borozovoy fondly recalled his meeting with the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in 1984.
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He said, "when she first met us, she told us that 'I have a toothache but you have left me no time to fix my tooth'. We were touched because I felt it was very human on her part. She was like a mother to us. This kind of care and attention is never forgotten," he said. The duo will now reunite in a training programme. Borozovoy and Sharma will conduct space lessons for Indian kids at the ongoing 18th New Delhi World Book Fair.
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