Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 05:59pm on 26 Jun 2025,Thursday Science
Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla became the first Indian to reach the International Space Station (ISS), 41 years after Rakesh Sharma’s 1984 mission. Shukla, mission pilot on Axiom-4 (Ax-4), launched aboard SpaceX’s Dragon from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center and docked with the ISS after 28 hours. He joins astronauts from the US, Poland, and Hungary for a 14-day mission to conduct over 60 experiments. In an emotional message, Shukla said, “Namaskar from space,” expressing pride in representing India. Prime Minister Modi hailed the mission as a symbol of India's growing space prowess and international collaboration in science.
