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Thursday, January 8, 2026
TopicAxiom 4

Topic: Axiom 4

‘Shukla carrying wishes, hopes of 1.4 billion Indians’, Modi on successful launch of Axiom-4 mission

Group Capt Shukla, first Indian to go to International Space Station, will pilot a team including Peggy Whitson and mission specialists Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski and Tibor Kapu.

From Rakesh Sharma’s 1984 mission to Shukla piloting Axiom-4, Nehru Planetarium has seen it all

The planetarium was born with India’s first human spaceflight mission since its doors were open in 1984 when Rakesh Sharma went to space, says programme director Prerna Chandra.

Claps, cheers & countdown—students witness Axiom-4 liftoff from Bengaluru’s Nehru Planetarium

11-year-old Dhruva came with his father who recalled, ‘When I was 11 in 1984, we saw Rakesh Sharma go to space. I still remember the logo of that launch.’

An Indian in space after 41 years. Axiom Falcon 9 takes off with Shubhanshu Shukla as mission pilot

New Delhi: Strapped up in SpaceX’s Dragon capsule, Indian Air Force group captain Shubhanshu Shukla took off to space on Wednesday, becoming the first...

‘Ye Bharat ke human space programme ki shuruat hai’—Shubhanshu Shukla from space after Axiom-4 liftoff

As part of the mission, Shubhanshu Shukla becomes the second Indian to go to space after Rakesh Sharma and will also soon become the first Indian on the International Space Station.

Lucknow boy in space: Shubhanshu Shukla’s school hosts ‘Vyomotsav’ to celebrate Axiom-4 launch

Lucknow: A wave of pride, emotion, and national celebration in Lucknow as Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla—an alumnus of the City Montessori School (CMS)—lifted off...

Axiom-4: IISc mentor roots for Shubhanshu Shukla. Tells him, ‘Come back safe, thesis still pending’

Aloke Kumar, one of India’s pioneering scientists leading the country’s research in space manufacturing & habitation, is Shukla’s professor and mentor for his Master’s thesis.

‘Want to ignite curiosity among children’: Shubhanshu Shukla’s words before Axiom-4 launch

Florida: Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, who will pilot the Ax-4 mission is one of the four astronauts picked for ISRO's Gaganyaan mission. Born on October...

Axiom Mission 4 Launch LIVE: In 1st remarks from ISS, Shukla calls it a ‘privilege’ to be in space

Spacecraft made contact at 4.01 pm IST. Led by US-based Axiom Space, the international human spaceflight has Shubhanshu Shukla—the 1st Indian to travel to space in 41 years—onboard.

On Camera

Why Pinarayi Vijayan is going soft on an Ezhava leader’s anti-Muslim hate speech

Pinarayi Vijayan once called Vellappally Natesan, the general secretary of SNDP Yogam, Kerala’s Pravin Togadia. Now he is giving his hate speech a free pass.

500% tariffs ahead for India? Trump’s lined up a big bad Bill for countries buying Russian oil

Republican Senator Lindsey Graham says bill will be 'well-timed, as Ukraine is making concessions for peace and Putin is all talk, continuing to kill the innocent'.

2025: Pakistan’s deadliest year in over a decade

Islamabad-based think-tank PICSS's new report says Pakistan saw 'pronounced escalation' in violence last year, with 3,413 conflict-related deaths compared to 1,950 in previous year.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.