Srinagar, July 17 -- Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday hailed the successful mission of astronaut Shubanshu Shukla aboard the International Space Station and said this is a step in the direction of hoisting the national flag on the Moon."It is good that he (Shukla) returned safe and sound. Earlier, our astronauts had gone on a space mission with Russian teams, but this time he went there aboard the International Space Station," Omar told reporters on the sidelines of a function here.He said the Government of India had a mission to send humans to the Moon on our own, and "this is a step in that direction. I hope the time will come when the country's flag will be hoisted on the Moon".Referring to ongoing Amarnath Yatra, the CM expre...