New Delhi, Aug. 14 -- President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday lauded the success of Indian Air Force Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla's "space journey" to the International Space Station, saying it will prove to be helpful towards India's upcoming human space flight program, 'Gaganyaan'.

Shukla's space journey has "fired a whole generation to dream bigger," President Murmu said in the traditional address of the nation by the President on the eve of the 79th Independence Day.

Fueled by young minds, the country's space program has witnessed unprecedented expansion, she said.

The President said that the success of the Axiom 4 mission has led to the expansion of India's space program and also inspired a whole generation to dream big.

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