Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla to board ISS via Axiom’s Ax-4 mission

Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla is set to inspire an entire generation as he becomes the first Indian to reach the International Space Station (ISS) on Tuesday. 

After two previous delays, US-based Axiom Space is scheduled to launch its Mission-4 (Ax-4), carrying Shukla along with three other astronauts from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on June 10 at 8:22 am ET (5:52 pm  IST).

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Shukla will be the first Indian on the ISS, he will become the second Indian to travel to space — after Rakesh Sharma, who flew to the Soviet space station Salyut 7 in 1984.

During a recent press conference, Shukla said he is “extremely confident of success during Mission-4.”  

He also shared his aspiration to “inspire this entire generation to pursue careers in space,” citing Sharma as a major source of personal motivation.