Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla is an Indian Air Force test pilot and one of the four astronaut candidates who will fly to space as part of the Indian Human Spaceflight Programme. [2] [3]In August 2024, Shukla was announced as the pilot of Axiom Mission 4, a private mission to the International Space Station scheduled for spring 2025. [4] [5] The cost of Shukla's seat on the …

Jan 31, 2025 · Shubhanshu Shukla is set to make history as the first Indian astronaut to travel to the International Space Station (ISS). Nearly four decades after Wing Commander Rakesh Sharma’s 1984 mission, he will become India’s second astronaut to venture into space. The commercial mission will be led by former Nasa astronaut Peggy Whitson, Axiom Space’s …

Jan 31, 2025 · Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla is set to become the first Indian astronaut to travel to the International Space Station (ISS). He has been picked to pilot the upcoming Axiom Mission 4, which is being organised in collaboration between private US space company Axiom Space and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

Jan 31, 2025 · Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla will become the first Indian astronaut on the International Space Station with the Axiom Mission 4 in 2025. As an Indian Air Force pilot, he will join a diverse ...

Jan 31, 2025 · Shubhanshu Shukla, an IAF officer, is set to make history as the first Indian astronaut to pilot a SpaceX Dragon to the ISS. Discover the details of Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4) and its global impact.

Jan 30, 2025 · Indian astronaut Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla will be the pilot of the upcoming Axiom-4 mission to the International Space Station (ISS). NASA and its international partners announced on ...

Group 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.

Jan 30, 2025 · Shubhanshu Shukla, an Indian Air Force (IAF) officer and ISRO astronaut, has been named the pilot for Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4), a private spaceflight set to launch to the International Space Station ...

Oct 10, 2024 · Shubhanshu Shukla (born October 10, 1985, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India) is an Indian astronaut who is part of the Gaganyaan program, which will send India’s first astronauts into space in their own crewed vehicle, and who is scheduled to visit the International Space Station (ISS) as the primary mission pilot on Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4) in 2025.

Aug 3, 2024 · Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla has been named as the prime astronaut. Shukla will be part of the upcoming ISS mission along with Group Captain Prashanth Balakrishnan Nair, who has been named as the backup.