Sharing his experience of encountering the gravitational force during the launch, Shukla said he felt like being pushed back in his seat.

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The veteran astronaut shared his thoughts on the day India returned to space after 41 years, as Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla from India and three other astronauts set forth on a landmark space odyssey

The mission holds great significance from a global scientific perspective, with Shukla set to guide research on diabetes in microgravity conditions

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During this journey, the Dragon crew vehicle, named “Grace”, will execute a series of burns to gradually raise and line up the Ax-4 crew for docking with the ISS in what is referred to as the activation and rendezvous phase of the flight

Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla’s school hosts an event to watch the lift off live; people across Lucknow also celebrate the local boy’s space journey, with people dancing and distributing sweets

Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla’s school hosts an event to watch the lift off live; people across Lucknow also celebrate the local boy’s space journey, with people dancing and distributing sweets

“Namaskar, my dear countrymen. What a ride! We have returned to space after a gap of 41 years and what an amazing ride it was,” Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla said

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Launched from NASA’s Kennedy Space Centre on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, the Axiom Mission 4 also includes astronauts from Poland and Hungary, making it the first ISS-bound spaceflight for all three nations

Launched from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, the mission also includes astronauts from Poland and Hungary, making it the first ISS-bound spaceflight for all three nations.

The team lifted off aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon capsule, aiming to dock with the ISS after a 28-hour journey.

The targeted docking time at the orbiting laboratory is approximately 7 a.m. Eastern Time (4.30 p.m. IST) on June 26. The Axiom Mission 4 crew will spend up to 14 days at the ISS.

Shubhanshu Shukla, in his first message from the mission, says, “This is not the start of my journey but the start of India’s human space programme.”; targeted docking time at the orbiting laboratory is approximately 7 a.m. Eastern Time (4.30 p.m. IST) on June 26