Shubhanshu Shukla Heads to International Space Station

India’s First Commercial Astronaut Makes History.

India’s first commercial astronaut, Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, launched towards the International Space Station (ISS) today (June 25) at 12:07 PM. He took off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center as part of the ‘Axiom-4’ mission. He will stay in space for 14 days, conducting research and experiments.

Will See 16 Sunrises a Day!
In 24 hours, the spacecraft will orbit Earth 16 times, letting the astronauts witness sunrise and sunset 16 times daily.

Shubhanshu’s mission marks a major milestone in Indian space history.