Indian Air Force Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla on Thursday said that it is a privilege to join the select few who have seen the planet from space. “The minute I entered the International Space Station and met this crew, you just made me feel so welcome, as if you literally opened your doors, like your…
In an instant of general delight and relief, Indian Air Force Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla and his fellow three Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4) crew members formally entered the International Space Station (ISS) on Thursday, being greeted warmly and cheerfully by the resident Expedition 73 crew. The historic hatch opening came after their successful soft docking…
Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, India’s future astronaut, will embark on a pioneering mission to the International Space Station (ISS) aboard Axiom-4 (Ax-4). This is only the second time that an Indian will be flying into space, after Rakesh Sharma went on a flight in 1984. The mission has been plagued by record seven delays, however,…
