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Soft capture of the Dragon spacecraft took place when the Space Station was passing over north Atlantic Ocean at 4:01 p.m. IST.
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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
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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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