New Delhi, Dec. 28 -- In the 129th episode of 'Mann Ki Baat', Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday that "Bharat took giant leaps forward in the field of science and space too".

PM Narendra Modi said, "Bharat took giant leaps forward in the field of science and space too. Shubhanshu Shukla became the first Indian to reach the International Space Station"

Shukla was part of NASA's Axiom-4 Space Mission, which took off from NASA's Kennedy Space Centre in Florida, US, on June 25. He returned to Earth on July 15, splashing down off the coast of California. He became the first Indian in 41 years to travel to space.

In August, Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla met Prime Minister Narendra Modi after a successful mission to the Internation...