Who is astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla? The IAF officer set to pilot NASA’s Axiom Mission 4 to the ISS—all you need to know

Indian air force officer Shubhanshu Shukla, is set to create history by piloting NASA and ISRO’s joint space mission to the International Space Station later this year. According to a NASA statement last week, Shubhanshu Shukla will pilot its mission travel to the ISS aboard a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft from Florida “no earlier than spring…

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ISRO’s SpaDeX success strengthens India’s path to Chandrayaan-4 and human spaceflight

India has achieved a major milestone in space technology with the successful de-docking of its Space Docking Experiment (SpaDeX) satellites, marking a significant advancement in the country’s future space exploration endeavours. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) announced the completion of the complex manoeuvre on Thursday, underscoring India’s growing expertise in spacecraft docking and separation….

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Meet Shubhanshu Shukla, the first ISRO astronaut to travel to ISS aboard SpaceX Dragon: What’s his space mission plan?

Shubhanshu Shukla will be the first Indian astronaut to travel to the International Space Station (ISS) aboard a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft. The mission will take off “no earlier than spring 2025”, NASA announced on Thursday. Shubhanshu Shukla is among four private astronauts parts of the Axiom Mission 4. He will serve as the pilot of…

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