Shubhanshu Shukla (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, who recently returned from space, said on Sunday that the Indian Air Force (IAF) in general and a cockpit in particular have been great teachers in his life.Sharing his experience in space, Shukla India looks really beautiful from space and especially during the night, it’s…
BENGALURU: India has entered its “second orbit” in space exploration — this time not just as a participant, but with the clear intent to lead. That’s how Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla (Shux), India’s newest spacefarer, described his mission in his first interaction after returning from the International Space Station (ISS).Shux, who flew to space in…
Shubhanshu Shukla returns safely, next mission: Helping Gaganyaan (Picture credit: AP) With Grace’s gentle splash into the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego at 3.02 pm (IST) on Tuesday, Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla (Shux) ended his mission, wrapping up months of training, experiments in orbit, and India’s latest stride in human spaceflight participation.When…
With over 20 days and more than 60 experiments aboard the International Space Station (ISS), the Axiom-4 (Ax-4) crew, including Shubhanshu Shukla, which returned to Earth Tuesday, will enter a week-long rehabilitation programme.The crew, which has completed initial medical evaluations, will go through the extensive rehab programme, following which mission debriefs and other procedures will…
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…
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,…
HYDERABAD: On a day Axiom-4 (Ax-4) mission finally launched, carrying Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla and three other astronauts to space, Hyderabad-based Skyroot Aerospace and US-based Axiom Space said they have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate on advancing space exploration, particularly enhancing access to low earth orbit (LEO).Axiom Space will explore utilising Skyroot’s…
NEW DELHI: India’s second human spaceflight participant, Shubhanshu Shukla, joined the Axiom mission, alongside representatives from Hungary and Poland, and now, within a few hours, they will lift off for a 14-day sojourn to the International Space Station from the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida on Wednesday.India’s space programme is entering a new phase with…