In a monumental leap for India’s burgeoning space ambitions, Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, a native of Lucknow, has made history by becoming the first Indian to venture into space in over 40 years. As the pilot of the Axiom-4 mission, a privately-funded journey to the International Space Station (ISS) aboard a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft, Shukla’s … Read more
The much-anticipated Ax-04 mission, featuring Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla, is poised for a new launch attempt on June 19, 2025. This positive development follows the successful resolution of a liquid oxygen leak in the Falcon 9 launch vehicle, a technical snag that had led to multiple delays for the pivotal mission. … Read more
In a momentous leap for India’s space program, Indian Air Force (IAF) officer Shubhanshu Shukla has been selected to journey to the International Space Station (ISS) aboard the Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4). This mission, slated for launch in Spring 2025, will mark the first time an Indian astronaut travels to the ISS and signifies a … Read more