US EditionIn-Flight Event_ Docking_ Settling in: Here's How Astronaut Shukla Spent Day 2 of Expedition
- Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla is experiencing 16 sunsets and sunrises while orbiting Earth as part of the Axiom-4 space mission.
- He is setting up experiments and integrating with the ISS crew, focusing on training for emergencies and cargo transfers.
- Shukla shared traditional Indian sweets with fellow astronauts and expressed gratitude during a conversation with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
- He made history as the first Indian to step aboard the ISS, docked with it 28 hours after launching from NASA's Kennedy Space Center.
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A day of 16 sunrises and sunsets: Indian astronaut describes life on ISS
New Delhi: A little while ago, when I looked out of the window, we were passing over Hawaii. From here, we see sunrise and sunset 16 times a day, said Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, the first Indian to enter the International Space Station (ISS), during a video interaction with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday. Shukla, who became only the second Indian to travel to space after Rakesh Sharma’s historic journey in 1984, reached the ISS o…
In-flight event, docking, settling in: Here's how astronaut Shukla spent day 2 of expedition
Indian Air Force Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla has made history by becoming the second Indian astronaut to travel to space and the first Indian to step aboard the International Space Station (ISS). Astronaut Shukla, known by his call sign 'Shux', is the pilot of the Axiom-4 mission, which is commanded by Peggy Whitson, assisted by mission specialists Sławosz “Suave” Uznański-Wiśniewski and Tibor Kapu. Together, they successfully docked with th…
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