Atop the ISS, PM Modi hailed astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla’s voyage as a defining moment for India’s space ambitions. Shukla, aboard mission Axiom‑4, described life in microgravity. The interaction reinvigorates goals like Mission Gaganyaan and culminates in celebratory chants above Earth
Shubhanshu Shukla has become the first Indian astronaut to reach the International Space Station, 41 years after Rakesh Sharma’s legendary 1984 spaceflight. Launching with Axiom-4 aboard SpaceX’s Dragon, Shukla called it “a great ride” and dedicated the journey to India’s 1.4 billion people.
The Axiom-4 mission, launching today from Florida, includes Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla and marks a milestone in commercial spaceflight. Organized by Axiom Space with NASA and SpaceX, the international crew heads to the ISS aboard a SpaceX Dragon capsule.
The Axiom-4 mission, which marks the return to space for India, Hungary, and Poland, was earlier scheduled for lift-off from NASA's Kennedy Space Centre in Florida on June 19 onboard SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket
Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla will fly to the International Space Station on June 19 aboard Axiom Space’s Ax-04 mission. He will conduct crucial biotech experiments in space, marking a major milestone as India’s first astronaut to reach the ISS.
The Axiom Space mission was to blast-off from NASA's Kennedy Space Centre in Florida on June 11, but had to be delayed first due to a fuel leak in SpaceX's Falcon-9 rocket and then due to a leak in the Russian section of the ISS
