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After more than 15 days in space, Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla — the first Indian astronaut to visit the International Space Station — is set to return to Earth. If all goes according to plan, the Axiom-4 mission's Dragon spacecraft will undock from the ISS on Monday and splash down in the Pacific Ocean off the California coast on Tuesday. Back home in Lucknow, his mother is counting the hours, offering prayers for his safe landing, and eagerly awaiting his return.#shubhanshushukla #axiom4 #iss #spaceflight #indianastronaut #nasa #spacex #dragoncapsule #axiommission #astronautreturn #lucknownews #indianairforce #spacejourney #issreturn #proudmoment
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