New Delhi, June 26 -- Space expert Vinod Krishna hailed India's space program, as Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla became the second Indian to venture into space as part of the Axiom Mission 4.

While speaking to ANI on Wednesday, Krishna said, "It has been a long wait of over 41 years. So, it is good that it has happened, and the baton has been transferred from Dr Rakesh Sharma to Shubhanshu Shukla."

The mission holds great significance from a global scientific perspective, with Shukla set to guide research on diabetes in microgravity conditions.

"This particular mission has got many significances from the perspective of global science. Shubhanshu Shukla is going to be guiding the research on diabetes, in particular, in the microgravity...