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Shubhanshu Shukla scripts history, becomes first Indian to reach International Space Station
Updated On: 26 June, 2025 05:17 PM IST | Washington | mid-day online correspondent
Apart from Group Captain Shukla, former NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson, and ESA astronauts Slawosz Uznanski-Wisniewski of Poland and Tibor Kapu of Hungary lifted off at noon (IST) on Wednesday, on SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 39
Shubhanshu Shukla. File Pic
Shubhanshu Shukla creates history as he becomes the first Indian to reach the International Space Station. Meanwhile, the International Space Station was preparing for the docking of the astronaut mission, Axiom Mission 4.
The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft, which lifted off from NASA's Kennedy Space Centre, successfully docked at the International Space Station on Thursday, 26 June.
The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft docked at the International Space Station 28 hours after lift-off. According to reports, the Dragon capsule successfully completed the docking process at the International Space Station (ISS) at around 4:15 pm IST.
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