US EditionShubhanshu Shukla Awarded Ashok Chakra; Gallantry Honours for 70 Armed Forces Personnel Announced - Full List
- On the eve of the 77th Republic Day, President Droupadi Murmu approved gallantry awards for 70 personnel, including one Ashok Chakra for Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, Indian Air Force.
- In June last year, Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla became the second Indian to travel to space and the first to reach the International Space Station during the Axiom-4 mission, spending 18 days in space.
- Alongside the Ashok Chakra, the list includes 3 Kirti Chakras, 13 Shaurya Chakras , and 44 Sena Medals .
- The honours formally recognise exemplary courage during India’s ISS mission, and Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla’s studies on human health in space supported the Gaganyaan human spaceflight mission, scheduled for 2027.
- Shukla’s service record lists flights in the Su-30 MKI, MiG-21, MiG-29, Jaguar, Hawk, Dornier and An-32, with over 2,000 hours of flying experience in the Indian Air Force.
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Republic Day 2026: President Murmu Awards Ashok Chakra to Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Following the nation being accorded the highest military honour, the 21 Gun Salute, presented by the 1721 Ceremonial Battery of the 172 Field Regiment, President Droupadi Murmu conferred the Ashok Chakra to Group Captain and Indian astronaut Shubhnashu Shukla as part of the Republic Day 2026 celebrations in New Delhi. India News | Republic Day 2026: President Murmu Awards Ashok Chakra to Grou…
Ashoka Chakra for space hero Shubhanshu Shukla
New Delhi: Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, who created history by becoming the first Indian to set foot on the International Space Station (ISS), was on Sunday awarded the Ashoka Chakra, India’s highest peacetime gallantry award. In June last year, Shukla became the second Indian to have gone to space and the first to visit the ISS as part of the historic Axiom-4 mission. His 18-day space odyssey came 41 years after cosmonaut Rakesh Sharma flew…
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