In a moment of pride for India, Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla launched into space on Wednesday, June 25, as part of the NASA-Axiom Space Mission Ax-4. India’s Space Milestone: Shubhanshu Shukla Joins Axiom-4 Mission Alongside three other international astronauts,

IAF fighter pilot Shubhanshu Shukla will supervise the critical docking phase of Axiom-4 Mission as the NASA spacecraft will make the rendezvous, line up and approach the Space Station for a smooth capture.

ISRO's astronaut Shukla, along with mission commander Peggy Whitson and mission specialists Tibor Kapu of Hundary and Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski of Poland, were welcomed by Expedition 73 commander Takuya Onishi of JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) and six others.