PM Modi hails IAF officer Shubhanshu Shukla for unfurling the Tricolour at ISS, highlights India’s space reforms, start-ups, Gaganyaan and future space station.
President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi were among the first to congratulate him and the whole team that undertook the historical mission to space.
Emotional parents of Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla thanked God for their son's achievement and safe return to the Earth.
Axiom-4 mission (Ax4) crew, including Indian astronaut Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla and three other crew members, are scheduled to undock from the International Space Station (ISS) on July 14.
Shukla expressed his gratitude to the Prime Minister and praised his leadership for empowering young Indians to dream of becoming astronauts—a goal that once felt out of reach.
Nearly two hours after initial contact with the ISS, the Axiom-4 crew entered the Harmony module, where they received a warm welcome from the seven-member Expedition 73 team currently aboard the station.
Making his entry through the Harmony module of the International Space Station (ISS) at 5:55 pm IST on Thursday, Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla carried with him not just his space kit, but the hopes and aspirations of over a billion Indians.
President Draupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday hailed the successful launch of the Axiom-4 space mission carrying Indian Air Force Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla.
The Indian Air Force (IAF) group captain has become the second Indian to go into space after Rakesh Sharma, who went around the earth for eight consecutive days 41 years ago.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday congratulated Indian astronaut Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla on his historic journey to space as part of the Axiom-4 mission.
