Meet Wing Commander Shubhanshu Shukla, prime astronaut for ISS mission
Indian Air Force Wing Commander Shubhanshu Shukla seen in an file image. (Photo: X/@isro)(...) According to Isro sources, the decision was based on a recommendation from Axiom Space Inc, a Nasa-identified service provider.
Isro said that its Human Space Flight Centre has signed a space flight agreement with Axiom Space Inc for their fourth mission to the ISS. For this, the two “gaganyatris” (space travellers) were recommended by the National Mission Assignment Board. (...)
https://www.business-standard.com/india-news/wing-commander-shubhanshu-shukla-picked-for-us-space-mission-who-is-he-124080300603_1.htmlhttps://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/lucknow-lad-shubhanshu-shukla-named-for-gaganyaan-mission/articleshow/108057887.cms.@isro Shubhanshu Shukla is assigned to #Ax4, looking to become the first Indian national astronaut to fly to the International Space Station! Axiom Space continues to enable access to space for countries around the world. #BuildingOpportunity
https://twitter.com/Axiom_Space/status/1836141099997442497Shubhanshu Shukla zabierze ze sobą w kosmos kilka przedmiotów reprezentujących różne regiony i społeczności Indii.
ISRO Spaceflight @ISROSpaceflight Last edited 6:00 PM · Jan 30, 2025
Mission Pilot & future Gaganyatri Shubhanshu Shukla will be taking several items representing the various regions and communities of India to space with him on the Axiom-4 mission to the ISS! 🇮🇳
ISRO had contacted an university and asked its students from various parts of the country to come up with ideas for items representing all the different regions and communities of India to be taken to space by him.
Here's him speaking about it on today's Axiom-4 webinar 👇
https://twitter.com/ISROSpaceflight/status/18850101616408906772)
The Space Pirate🏴☠️🥷🏻🚀 @TheSpacePirateX 3:25 PM · Nov 2, 2024
Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla, who has completed training at Star City and is currently preparing for #Ax4, is set to embark on a familiarization flight to the ISS. He is expected to lead the first crew of the #Gaganyaan mission.🚀
#ISRO #ShubhanshuShukla #IndiaInSpace
https://twitter.com/TheSpacePirateX/status/18527185777128573893)
ISRO-NASA mission to ISS: 40 years after Rakesh Sharma, Subhanshu Shukla to be 2nd Indian to travel to spaceWritten by Johnson T A , Anonna Dutt Bengaluru, New Delhi | Updated: August 5, 2024 08:03 IST
ISRO on Friday said it had selected Shukla, 39, and Group Captain Prasanth Balakrishnan Nair, 48, for the Axiom-4 mission, and named Shukla as the ‘prime’ astronaut, meaning he would be the one who would go to the International Space Station.(...) The exact date of the launch is not yet decided. NASA, on its website, says the mission was scheduled not earlier than October 2024. However, Poland’s space agency POLSA, in a separate announcement today, said the mission was expected only next year. Shukla, 39, a fighter pilot who hails from Lucknow in UP, was commissioned in the IAF in 2006 and has over 2,000 hours of flying experience. He has flown a variety of IAF fighter jets including Sukhoi-30 MKIs, MiG-21s, MiG-29s, Jaguars, Hawks, Dorniers, and the AN-32 aircraft. (...)
https://indianexpress.com/article/technology/science/isro-astronauts-indo-us-mission-to-international-space-station-9491435/https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/never-nervous-group-captain-shubhanshu-shuklas-father-on-sons-selection-as-prime-gaganyatri-for-space-station-101722679334608.htmlWho is Shubhanshu Shukla: Lucknow Lad among four namhttp://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/108057887.cmsIndia selects 2 crew members for Axiom-4 mission to International Space StationUpdated - August 03, 2024 02:11 am IST Published - August 02, 2024 08:02 pm IST - Bengaluru:
Shubhanshu Shukla and Prasanth Balakrishnan Nair, Group Captains in the IAF, will train in U.S.; experience gained during the mission will be beneficial for human space programme, says ISRO(...) Group Captain Nair is alumnus of NDA and recipient of Sword of Honour at Air Force Academy. He was commissioned on December 19, 1998 in the fighter stream of IAF. He is a Cat A Flying Instructor and a Test Pilot with approx 3000 hours of flying experience. He has flown a variety of ac including Su-30 MKI, MiG-21, MiG-29, Hawk, Dornier, An-32, etc. He is also an alumnus of United States Staff College and a DS at DSSC, Wellington and FIS, Tambaram. He has commanded a premier fighter Su-30 Squadron. (...)
https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/india-selects-two-astronaut-designates-for-upcoming-axiom-4-mission-to-international-space-station/article68477978.eceISRO potwierdziło udział swego astronauty w misji.
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Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla has been picked as the Pilot of the Axiom-4 mission to the ISS!! 🇺🇸🚀
He will become the 2nd Indian citizen to go to space after Wg. Cmdr. Rakesh Sharma! 🇮🇳
Grp. Cpt. Prasanth Nair will be his backup. Axiom-4 is slated to launch in October. #ISRO
https://twitter.com/ISROSpaceflight/status/1819726383267917881