Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 01:08pm on 13 Jul 2025,Sunday International
The Axiom-4 crew, including Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla, will bid farewell to the ISS today ahead of Monday’s scheduled splashdown off California’s coast. Shukla became the second Indian in space after Rakesh Sharma, marking India’s first astronaut mission to the ISS. The crew enjoyed a farewell meal featuring dishes from their home nations, including Shukla’s aam ras and gajar halwa. ISRO reportedly paid ₹550 crore for Shukla’s mission, which supports India’s future Gaganyaan programme. NASA will livestream the undocking at 4:35 pm IST Monday. Shukla faces a week-long rehabilitation post-splashdown to readjust to Earth’s gravity. (PC: HT)
