Students inspired by Astronaut Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla at Chinar Book Festival in Srinagar
Srinagar, July 20,2026- Students from across Jammu and Kashmir had a rare opportunity to interact with Indian Air Force Group Captain and astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla during a special session at the ongoing Chinar Book Festival at the Sher-i-Kashmir International Conference Centre (SKICC) in Srinagar. The interactive session drew enthusiastic participation from hundreds of students, teachers and […]
Shubhanshu Shukla meets Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on ISS Mission, Gaganyaan
Kashmir, August 22, 2025 – Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, the first Indian astronaut to board the International Space Station (ISS), met Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in New Delhi on Thursday, marking a significant moment in India’s journey toward human spaceflight. The meeting, held at South Block, focused on Shukla’s groundbreaking space journey, the vital […]
PM Narendra Modi meets astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla to discuss space journey and Gaganyaan Mission
Kashmir, August 18, 2025 — Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, India’s trailblazing astronaut, at his residence at 7 Lok Kalyan Marg on Monday evening. The meeting focused on Shukla’s historic Axiom-4 mission, his experiences aboard the International Space Station (ISS), advancements in science and technology, and India’s ambitious Gaganyaan mission, set to […]
Dragon with Axiom-4 crew, including Shubhanshu Shukla, returns to Earth
Kashmir, July 15, 2025 – The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft, named ‘Grace,’ carrying Indian astronaut Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla and the Axiom-4 (Ax-4) crew, successfully undocked from the International Space Station (ISS) on July 14, 2025, at 4:45 PM IST, embarking on a 22.5-hour journey back to Earth. The crew, comprising mission commander Peggy Whitson (USA), […]
Shubhanshu Shukla: First Indian astronaut on ISS
Kashmir, June 25, 2025 – Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, a distinguished Indian Air Force officer from Lucknow, scripted history as the first Indian astronaut to embark on a mission to live and work aboard the International Space Station (ISS). Launched on June 25, 2025, at 12:01 PM IST aboard SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket as part […]
NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore to conclude extended mission as crew-10 arrives at ISS
Kashmir | March 15, 2025 -NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore, who have been aboard the International Space Station for over nine months, are finally nearing the end of their extended mission. On Friday, March 14, 2025, SpaceX successfully launched the Crew-10 mission from Kennedy Space Centre in Florida, sending a new team of […]