Astronaut to become first Indian to set foot on ISS
Summary
Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla has made history as the first Indian to visit the International Space Station (ISS). He is part of the Axiom-4 mission, which launched from Florida and includes astronauts from Poland and Hungary. During their two-week stay, they will conduct scientific experiments, including several from India's space agency, ISRO.Key Facts
- Shubhanshu Shukla is the first Indian astronaut to visit the ISS.
- The Axiom-4 mission launched from Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
- The mission includes astronauts from India, Poland, and Hungary.
- The crew will spend two weeks on the ISS conducting experiments.
- Shukla's mission is 41 years after the first Indian, Rakesh Sharma, went to space.
- ISRO paid 5 billion rupees for Shukla's seat and training on the mission.
- The mission is a collaboration involving NASA, ISRO, ESA, and SpaceX.
- ISRO plans to launch its own human space flight by 2027 and a space station by 2035.
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