shubhanshu shukla, sleceted for nasa private mission .
isro astronut shubhanshu shukla, sleceted for nasa private mission . isro astronut shubhanshu shukla will serve as a pilot on the axiom mission 4 to the international space station .
This is a 4th private astronaut mission will be launched from nasa’s kennedy space center in florida , no earlier than spring 2025. on wednesday , nasa said that it is expeditiously working along with space x to safely bring astronauts williams and butch wilmore who are stuck in the international space station for several months .
shubhanshu shukla will be indias 2nd astronaut to go to space since 1984 . his journey begans when he was commissioned into the iaf fighter wing in june 2006 , as a combat leader and seasoned test pilot , he boasts an impressive 2000 hours of flight experience across various , aircraft,including the su-30mki,mig-21,mig-29,jaguar,hawk,dornier, and an-32 . his ascent to the rank of group captain in march 2024 reflects his exceptional contributions .
In 2019, Shukla received a call from ISRO. He began rigorous training at the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Moscow, Russia. On February 27, 2024, Prime Minister Narendra Modi introduced Shukla as one of the elite astronauts undergoing extensive training for India’s maiden human spaceflight mission, Gaganyaan, which is expected to launch in 2025.
Shukla is now preparing to pilot the historic Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4) to the International Space Station. He will become the first Indian astronaut to visit the orbiting laboratory aboard a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft.
who is shubhanshu shukla ?
shubhanshu shukla born on october 10,1985,in lucknow,utter pradesh,shubhanshu shukla is a distinguished pilot in the indian air force . he completed his schooling at city montessori school in lucknow and graduated from the national defence academy (NDA) , which prepares officers for the indian army ,navy and air force .
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