Shubhanshu Shukla (File pic) Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla (Shux) feels “proud” and “excited” to represent Indian scientists aboard the International Space Station (ISS), and described his role as a “bridge” between research institutions on Earth and the orbiting lab.Speaking from space in a live interaction with Axiom Space’s chief scientist Dr Lucie Low, Shux said,…
NEW DELHI: Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla, currently aboard the International Space Station (ISS), took on the unusual role of a space farmer in the final days of his mission. Shukla has been capturing photographs of moong and methi seeds sprouting in petri dishes and placing them into a storage freezer as part of a key…
India’s first Gaganyatri, Shubhanshu Shukla, currently aboard the International Space Station (ISS) as part of the Axiom-4 mission, spoke to ISRO Chairman Dr. V. Narayanan on the afternoon of July 6, 2025. During the telephonic conversation, Shukla thanked the Indian space agency for enabling his safe and successful journey to space, saying, “Salute to team…
BENGALURU: Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla, currently aboard the International Space Station (ISS) as part of the Axiom-4 (Ax-4) mission, spoke with Isro chairman V Narayanan on July 6, 2025, Isro said Monday. The telephonic conversation focused on Shukla’s health, mission progress, and the scientific work being undertaken in orbit. Shubhanshu Shukla’s ISS Flight Sets Stage…
He may have witnessed more than a hundred sunrises and sunsets from orbit, but for Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla, the first eight days aboard the International Space Station (ISS) have been a whirlwind of scientific discovery.While six of the seven Isro-led experiments are underway, tardigrades or “water bears” that travelled all the way from Bengaluru…
Shubhanshu Shukla is currently aboard the ISS as part of the Axiom-4 (Ax-4) mission, a 14-day commercial spaceflight launched by Axiom Space. The mission includes four astronauts, all engaged in pioneering scientific research that could shape the future of long-duration human spaceflight.According to recent reports, Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla is scheduled to interact with students…
Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla has officially begun his scientific mission aboard the International Space Station (ISS) as part of the Axiom-4 mission. On June 29, 2025, he initiated microgravity research, including a critical experiment on muscle degradation known as Myogenesis. The study, conducted in the Life Sciences Glovebox (LSG), aims to uncover how skeletal muscles…
PM Modi interaction with Shubhanshu Shukla: प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी ने शनिवार (28 जून) को अंतरराष्ट्रीय स्पेस स्टेशन (ISS) पहुंचे पहले भारतीय एस्ट्रोनॉट ग्रुप कैप्टन शुभांशु शुक्ला से बातचीत की. इस दौरान प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी ने शुभांशु शुक्ला का हालचाल पूछा और उन्हें अंतरिक्ष में भारत का परचम लहराने के लिए बधाई और शुभकामनाएं भी दीं….
Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla may be astronaut number 634, but he is far from the only Indian drawing value from the Axiom-4 mission. While Shukla orbits Earth aboard the International Space Station, a contingent of Isro engineers and doctors stationed in Houston is immersed in a parallel mission — one rooted not in weightlessness, but…
NEW DELHI: The Axiom-4 mission holds major significance for India’s ‘Gaganyaan’ programme as the experience gained by Indian astronaut Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla during his trip to the International Space Station will help Isro fine-tune India’s first human spaceflight mission, slated for early 2027.Though the four astronaut-designates for Gaganyaan – group captains Shukla, Prasanth Nair,…