March 23, 2026

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Back on Earth: Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla’s epic splashdown near San Diego; watch video | India News

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NEW DELHI: Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla returned safely to Earth on Tuesday afternoon as SpaceX’s Dragon capsule, Grace, splashed down in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego around 3:02pm IST, bringing the nearly three-week Axiom-4 (Ax-4) mission to a close. LIVE! SpaceX AX-4 ReEntry & Splashdown Shukla, along with three other Ax-4…

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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

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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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