Who is Shubhanshu Shukla? IAF pilot set to become second Indian after Rakesh Sharma to travel to space

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Upon successfully reaching the ISS, Shukla will become only the second Indian after IAF Wing Commander Rakesh Sharma achieved the historic feat over four decades ago in 1984 as part of a joint mission by India and the erstwhile Soviet Union.

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Rakesh Sharma

First Indian cosmonaut (born 1949)

Shubhanshu Shukla

Indian test pilot and astronaut (born 1985)
India’s Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla will pilot the Axiom-4 mission to the ISS, involving around 60 scientific studies, with seven from India. The mission..
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Indian-origin astronaut Sunita Williams plans to visit India soon after her 286-day-long mission at the ISS. She described India's beauty from space and..
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Indian Air Force

Aerial service branch of the Indian Armed Forces
A para jump instructor from the Indian Air Force's Akash Ganga Skydiving team died after sustaining injuries during a demonstration drop in Uttar Pradesh's Agra..
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Flight Lieutenant Siddharth Yadav, who died in an IAF Jaguar crash in Gujarat, had been engaged just 10 days prior and was set to marry in November. From a..
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Indian Air Force pilot Flight Lieutenant Siddharth Yadav tragically died in a Jaguar fighter jet crash in Jamnagar, Gujarat. He was a brilliant student, engaged..
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Three family members were arrested for murdering SN Mishra at the IAF's Bamrauli base. Saurabh Kumar, along with his parents, tried to burgle Mishra's house to..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published 1 week ago


International Space Station

Inhabited space station in low Earth orbit
Astronaut Sunita Williams described her view of India from space during her nine-month stay on the International Space Station. She highlighted the Himalayas'..
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The NASA astronauts who were stranded on the International Space Station (ISS) are speaking at a news conference after returning to Earth.
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