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TopicShubhanshu Shukla

Topic: Shubhanshu Shukla

Rakesh Sharma to Shubhanshu Shukla—India’s space programme is entering a bold new era

Learnings from Axiom-4 will help improve India’s own human spaceflight. Its impact will go beyond policy rooms and launch pads to classrooms and public discussions.

A recreational skydiver & a mountaineer. Meet Polish, Hungarian astronauts part of Ax-4 mission

New Delhi: It is not just an Indian in space after 41 years, the Axiom-4 is a momentous mission for Poland and Hungary too....

Shubhanshu Shukla becomes 634th human to orbit Earth. What Orbital Astronaut Number pins signify

New Delhi: As Shubhanshu Shukla boarded the International Space Station late Thursday evening, he was presented with his orbital flight number by Commander Peggy...

‘We are over the moon’: Shubhanshu Shukla’s sister as India celebrates Space-X spacecraft reaching ISS

As the Dragon spacecraft docked the orbital laboratory Thursday, Shubhanshu Shukla, on board, marked India's return to human spaceflight after 41 years.

‘Grace is happy to be on Harmony’: Axiom-4 capsule Dragon Grace docks safely at ISS

The Grace Dragon spacecraft has docked in the lower Earth orbit over the North Atlantic Ocean, joining the Harmony module of the floating International Space Station.

‘Namaskar from space’: ISS-bound Shubhanshu Shukla, Axiom-4 crew look back at home from Earth’s orbit

The crew was travelling over Europe in the Lower Earth Orbit, when they tuned in for the video message. They are expected to dock at the ISS at 4.30 pm Thursday.

Contact, interlocking & ‘final welcome’. How SpaceX’s Dragon capsule will dock at ISS

IAF Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla is set to become first Indian to set foot on ISS after SpaceX’s Dragon capsule docks at around 4.30 pm on 26 June.

From Sharma to Shukla, India’s spaceflight goes from Russia’s goodwill to NASA’s partnership

With Axiom-4 mission, India is buying more than a seat in space—it’s buying knowledge, credibility, and experience.

‘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.

On Camera

The Bads of Bollywood finally gives us the sidekick that everyone needs

Sidekicks are quintessential in Bollywood, and every few years, when a star or lead shines, a filmmaker reminds us that the person next to the hero is a key ingredient in the recipe.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

With MiG-21’s exit, India’s squadron strength hits 6-decade low. What are IAF’s plans for the Tejas

While the IAF remains committed to the Tejas programme and has placed orders for 180 Tejas Mk1A, the force is eagerly waiting for the Tejas Mk 2 version.

India doesn’t give walkovers to Pakistan in war. Here’s why it shouldn’t do it in cricket either

Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.