Shubhamshu Shukla returns to India after conquering the country and space with enthusiasm, likely to meet Prime Minister

 

 

Delhi: Indian astronaut Shubhamshu Shukla, who completed his mission at the International Space Station (ISS), is returning to the country. Shubhamshu, who boarded a flight from the United States in the early hours of the morning, will arrive in India soon. Shubhamshu Shukla said that although it is difficult to say goodbye to the team members who have been like a family for the past year, he is looking forward to returning to India. Shubhamshu will also be a part of the National Space Day celebrations on August 23. Before that, Shukla is reported to have a meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The 39-year-old Shubhamshu Shukla is a Group Captain and a test pilot in the Indian Air Force.

A historic spaceflight

The Axiom 4 crew, which included Shubhamshu Shukla, returned to Earth on July 15 after completing their ISS mission. Shubhamshu was accompanied by senior American astronaut Peggy Whitson, Polish native Sławos Usnanski, and Hungarian Tibor Kapu on the Axiom 4 mission. Shubhamshu and the crew spent 18 days on the International Space Station for research and study. After the mission, Shubhamshu Shukla was at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston for post-flight rehabilitation.

The Axiom 4 mission crew arrived at the International Space Station on June 26. The Axiom 4 crew was able to complete all 60 experiments targeted for the station. Several research projects, including the testing of six seeds brought from Kerala, were conducted on the ISS under the supervision of Shubhamshu Shukla. During this journey, Shubhamshu Shukla became the second Indian to go into space and the first Indian to visit the International Space Station. It is noteworthy that an Indian has crossed the boundaries of the Earth four decades after Rakesh Sharma went into space. Rakesh Sharma went into space on April 2, 1984, in the Russian Soyuz T-11 vehicle. Rakesh Sharma's journey was to the Russian space station Salyut 7.