Kirti Chakra Soviet Order of Friendship of Peoples
Space career
Intercosmos Research Cosmonaut
Selection
1982
Missions
Soyuz T-11
Military career
Allegiance
India
Service/branch
Indian Air Force
Years of service
1963 to 1994
Rank
Air Commodore
Service number
7673 F(P)
Spouse(s)
Mira Malhotra
Children
2
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 centre 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 to Salyut 7 space station which launched the first Indian into space, but never went to space himself. Malhotra was awarded the Soviet Order of Friendship of Peoples[1] in 1984 and the Kirti Chakra in 1985.[2]
Chest patch he would have worn if he was on the primary crew assignment for Soyuz T-11
^"Soviets, Indian end nine-day space trip". news.google.com. Eugene Register-Guard. 12 April 1984. Archived from the original on 28 August 2022. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
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Kirti Chakra 
Soviet Order of Friendship of Peoples
India
Indian Air Force
Air Commodore