IAF fighter pilot Shubhanshu Shukla 1st Indian astronaut for Axiom Space ISS mission

Credit: IndiaTimes- Published on January 30, 2025
Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla of the Indian Airforce has been named the pilot for Axiom Mission 4 to the ISS, planned for later this year. Shukla, selected for ISRO's Gaganyaan mission, will join a team led by Peggy Whitson on this private spaceflight aboard a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft.

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