Indian astronaut Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla has safely returned to Earth after successfully completing the Axiom-4 (Ax-4) mission to the International Space Station (ISS). Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla will become the first Indian to step on the International Space Station. Here is everything you need to know about him. PilotGroup Captain Shubhanshu Shukla , a distinguished pilot in the Indian Air Force (IAF), has been handpicked as one of the four astronauts for the Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) historic Gaganyaan mission — the nation’s inaugural human space flight endeavor. Born on October 10, 1985, in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India, Shukla possesses fluency in both English and his native Hindi. His journey began when he was commissioned into the IAF fighter wing in June 2006. As a ... Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla of the Indian Air Force (IAF), one of the astronauts designated under the Gaganyaan program, is heading to space tomorrow, June 11, after bad weather delayed today’s launch. As part of the Axiom-4 mission to the International Space Station (ISS), Shukla ’s journey ...
