Air Force Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla will create history in space, fly to space under AX-4 mission

Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla will be sent to the International Space Station (ISS) in May 2025 under Axium Mission 4 (Ax-4). He will be the second Indian after Rakesh Sharma to go on a space trip. Shukla has also been selected for the Gaganyaan mission. India has also appointed Prasanth Balakrishnan Nair as a backup astronaut for the Axium mission.

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