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Axiom 4 mission: Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla becomes first Indian onboard ISS
Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla was the pilot of Axiom 4 mission to the International Space Station (ISS) that launched on Wednesday, June 25, 2025. He is only the second Indian ever to go to space. (Photo: Axiom)
Indian astronaut and Air Force Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, alongside three other astronauts, entered the International Space Station (ISS) on Thursday (June 26) evening. They were welcomed with warm hugs and handshakes as the Dragon spacecraft docked to the orbital laboratory after a 28-hour journey around Earth.
Gp Capt Shukla has now become the first time an Indian astronaut has travelled to the ISS.
The fifth spacecraft in the Dragon series, named Grace, achieved a soft capture with the Harmony module of the space station at 4:01 pm IST. It then took another two hours to establish communication, power links, and pressure stabilisation.
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