Shubhanshu Shukla to Spend 14 Days in Space, but Guess How Much He’s Getting Paid

Shubhanshu Shukla to spend 14 days in space, but guess how much he’s getting paid

Indian Air Force Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla is on his way to the International Space Station, becoming the second Indian national to travel to space after Rakesh Sharma. According to media reports, Shukla will not receive an hourly salary or any separate honorarium for the mission. Instead, the Government of India is covering the entire cost, having paid approximately Rs 548 crore to the U.S.-based private space company Axiom Space. This am…

Gajar ka halwa, mango nectar to help Shubhanshu Shukla satiate home food cravings in space - IndiaPost NewsPaper

NEW DELHI: Sitting on the verge of making history, Indian Air Force Group Captain and ISRO astronaut, Shubhanshu Shukla, is carrying carrot halwa, moong dal halwa and mango nectar with him on way to the International Space Station (ISS) to satiate his cravings for home-made food in space, and distribute some among fellow astronauts too. Shukla will become only the second Indian in space – and first on the orbiting laboratory — after Rakesh Sharm…

Shubhanshu Shukla becomes first Indian to fly to International Space Station

INDIAN astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla and three other crew members were launched into space early on Wednesday aboard the Axiom-4 mission. The crew lifted off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, at around 2:30 am EDT (0630 GMT), marking the latest commercial mission organised by Axiom Space in collaboration with SpaceX.The mission is carrying astronauts from India, Poland, and Hungary to the International Space Station (ISS…

140 crore dreams soar with Shubhanshu Shukla into space, 'Tiranga' touches the stars

New Delhi: Several Union Ministers on Wednesday hailed the successful launch of the space mission carrying astronauts from India, Hungary, Poland and the US, saying that ISRO astronaut, Shubhanshu Shukla, is carrying the dreams of 140 crore Indians with him. After a wait of almost 41 years, Indian Air Force Group Captain Shukla created history by lifting off to the International Space Station (ISS) aboard the private Axiom-4 mission. “A historic…