India has taken a monumental leap into the realm of space biology with its first dedicated biological experiments aboard the International Space Station (ISS) as part of the Axiom-4 mission. Led by Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla.

Discover the inspiring journey of astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla ahead of the Axiom-4 mission, as his wife Kamna Shukla shares heartfelt memories from childhood friendship to their family’s support for his historic spaceflight to the ISS.

Forty years after Wing Commander Rakesh Sharma wrote his name in history as the first Indian to venture into space, Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla of the Indian Air Force is poised to become the second Indian to achieve this remarkable feat.

Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla is set to become the first Indian to visit the International Space Station as part of the Axiom Mission-4 (Ax-4), launching June 8. The mission includes astronauts from Poland and Hungary and will focus on scientific research in microgravity.

Shubhanshu Shukla has been selected as the Indian Group Captain for ISRO’s (India’s National Space Agency) first collaborative mission with NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration), an American space agency to the International Space Station (ISS) this year.   Shukla is set to join the Axiom-4 mission, which focuses on conducting scientific research, space outreach initiatives, […]

In a defining moment for India, Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla is all-geared to mark history. Shukla will pilot the Axiom-4 (Ax-4) mission to the International Space Station in Spring 2025.  This mission is a major milestone for India as it is the first time an Indian astronaut steps aboard the ISS. History Curated by Shubhanshu […]