Brief by Shorts91 NewsDesk / 07:02pm on 28 Jun 2025,Saturday Science
Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke with Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla aboard the ISS on June 28, praising his journey as both personal and national. Shukla, now India’s first astronaut at the ISS and second in space after Rakesh Sharma (1984), shared breathtaking views: “India looks grander than on the map” and “no borders are visible.” He described weightlessness challenges—sleep, movement—and how the crew enjoyed Indian sweets like gajar ka halwa, moong dal halwa, and aam ras together. Modi hailed this milestone as a “new era” inspiration for Gaganyaan and India’s own space station efforts. Shukla emphasized his mission is “the journey of 1.4 billion Indians.”
