Lucknow, July 15 -- Indian astronaut Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla's family on Tuesday expressed happiness and gratitude that they got to witness the safe return to Earth of the Axiom-4 mission from the International Space Station.

Shukla successfully piloted his Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4) crew members back to Earth as the Space X Dragon spacecraft named 'Grace' splashed down off the coast of San Diego at 3.01 p.m. IST (2:31 a.m. P.T). The crew had commenced their Earthward journey after completing their mission to the ISS after 18 days, leaving the orbiting laboratory on Tuesday (July 14, 2025).

Group Captain Shukla became the first Indian to visit the International Space Station (ISS). His father, Shambhu Dayal Shukla, said that he is h...