'India An Equal Partner': Jitendra Singh Hails Shubhanshu Shukla, First Indian On ISS Mission

Last Updated:June 25, 2025, 13:01 IST

Union Minister Jitendra Singh praised Shubhanshu Shukla for becoming the first Indian astronaut to embark on a mission to the International Space Station with the Axiom-4 launch.

Shubhanshu Shukla becomes the first Indian astronaut to be on ISS mission. | Image/(@Axiom_Space)

Following the much-awaited launch of Axiom-4 mission on Wednesday, Union Minister Jitendra Singh lauded Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla for scripting history by becoming “first Indian Astronaut to embark on a mission to the International Space Station."

Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla‘s Axiom-4 mission lifted off to the International Space Station (ISS) from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Centre in Florida on Wednesday.

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