Brief by Shorts91 NewsDesk / 07:22am on 14 Jul 2025,Monday Science
Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, India’s first astronaut aboard the ISS in 41 years, is returning to Earth today via SpaceX’s Dragon capsule after an 18-day Axiom-4 mission. The capsule will undock at 4:35 pm IST and splash down off California on July 15 at 3:00 pm IST. The journey spans 22.5 hours, involving orbital maneuvers for safe re-entry. The crew brings back 580 pounds of cargo, including data from 60 experiments, seven shortlisted by ISRO. Shukla’s emotional farewell echoed Rakesh Sharma’s iconic words, reaffirming India’s pride. Post-landing, the crew will undergo medical checks and a 10-day quarantine. ISRO invested ₹550 crore in the mission. (PC: News18 & The Daily Guardian)
