Axiom-4: With hugs and cheers, Shubhanshu Shukla floats in ISS- first visuals | India News

NEW DELHI: Axiom-4 crew members, including Shubhanshu Shukla, were welcomed with hugs and drinks as they stepped into the International Space Station on Thursday. The newly launched spacecraft — the fifth in the Dragon series and named Grace — successfully completed a soft docking with the International Space Station at 16.01 while orbiting above the…

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‘Namaskar from space’: Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla sends new message; enroute to ISS on Axiom-4 – Watch | India News

Screengrab from video. NEW DELHI: The Axiom-4 crew, including India’s Shubhanshu Shukla, who is set to become the first Indian to visit the International Space Station (ISS), shared a new message from space.The crew informed that they were flying over Europe and also gave a glimpse of Earth from space. “Namaskar from Space,” Shukla greeted…

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Axiom-4 launch successful: Shubhanshu Shukla is 1st Indian in space in 40 years; will be first ever at ISS tomorrow | India News

After multiple delays, the Axiom-4 (Ax-4) mission was finally launched at 2.31am Eastern Time (12.01pm IST) Wednesday and India’s Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla with three of his crew mates — veteran astronaut Peggy Whitson (US) as commander, Polish engineer Sławosz Uznański, Hungarian researcher Tibor Kapu — soared into space.Ax-4’s designated pilot, Shukla is only the…

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