India’s first Gaganyatri, Shubhanshu Shukla, currently aboard the International Space Station (ISS) as part of the Axiom-4 mission, spoke to ISRO Chairman Dr. V. Narayanan on the afternoon of July 6, 2025. During the telephonic conversation, Shukla thanked the Indian space agency for enabling his safe and successful journey to space, saying, “Salute to team…
He may have witnessed more than a hundred sunrises and sunsets from orbit, but for Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla, the first eight days aboard the International Space Station (ISS) have been a whirlwind of scientific discovery.While six of the seven Isro-led experiments are underway, tardigrades or “water bears” that travelled all the way from Bengaluru…
Shubhanshu Shukla‘s interaction with students: In a landmark moment for Indian space education, students from City Montessori School and other institutions participated in a live interaction with Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, the first Indian astronaut to reach the International Space Station (ISS). Organised under ISRO’s Vidyarthi Samvad Programme, the session offered a rare opportunity for…
Students from various schools in Lucknow on Thursday spoke with astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla, who is currently onboard the International Space Station (ISS). The interaction was part of Isro’s Vidyarthi Samvad Programme and was held at City Montessori School. Shukla, the first Indian to reach the ISS, answered several questions from students, including what astronauts eat,…
Shubhanshu Shukla is currently aboard the ISS as part of the Axiom-4 (Ax-4) mission, a 14-day commercial spaceflight launched by Axiom Space. The mission includes four astronauts, all engaged in pioneering scientific research that could shape the future of long-duration human spaceflight.According to recent reports, Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla is scheduled to interact with students…
Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla has officially begun his scientific mission aboard the International Space Station (ISS) as part of the Axiom-4 mission. On June 29, 2025, he initiated microgravity research, including a critical experiment on muscle degradation known as Myogenesis. The study, conducted in the Life Sciences Glovebox (LSG), aims to uncover how skeletal muscles…
As India’s Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla embarks on his historic journey to the International Space Station, it’s worth understanding the orbital laboratory where he and his Axiom-4 crewmates will live and work for the next two weeks.Hovering silently above us at an altitude of approx 408km, ISS is a symbol of global scientific cooperation, engineering…
NEW DELHI: The International Space Station welcomed its first Indian aboard with Shubhanshu Shukla floating out among hugs and cheers.The recently launched spacecraft, Grace, the fifth in the Dragon series, successfully performed a soft docking with the International Space Station at 16.01 IST while passing over the North Atlantic Ocean on Thursday.Shukla has become the…
NEW DELHI: Axiom-4 mission launched at 12:01 pm IST on Wednesday from Nasa‘s Kennedy Space Center towards the International Space Station. The mission, carrying India’s Shubhanshu Shukla, Anne McClain, Nichole Ayers, and Peggy Whitson, will transport the four Ax-4 private astronauts to low Earth orbit, with docking scheduled at the orbital outpost’s space-facing port on…
Nasa on Tuesday confirmed that the Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4) to the International Space Station is now targeting a launch on Wednesday, June 25. The mission previously faced series of postponements caused by technical issues, weather conditions, and safety concerns.Peggy Whitson, former Nasa astronaut and now director of human spaceflight at Axiom Space, will command…
