Lucknow, Aug. 25 -- Sharing an inspirational message to the children about Indian space programs, Group Captain Shubanshu Shukla, who recently completed a historic mission to the International Space Station, on Monday, said that India is currently witnessing a "golden period" in space exploration, adding that children of current generation would be ready by 2040 as country aims to send a human on the moon by 2040.

Addressing the gathering at his felicitation ceremony in Lucknow, Shukla said, "I have a message for the children sitting at the back. We will send a human in the Gaganyaan mission, Bharatiya Antariksh Station will be built, and in 2040, someone will definitely go to the moon. You will be ready by then. I am not going anywhere;...