India, June 26 -- Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla sent out his first message from space onboard the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft, saying he is learning to do things in orbit like a baby.

The message comes hours before the scheduled docking of the spacecraft carrying Shukla and three other astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS). The docking of the Axiom Mission 4 crew is expected around 4:30 PM IST.

Hello everyone, Namaskar from Space," Group Captain Shukla said during a SpaceX live stream.

Shukla said that he was thrilled to be in space along with the rest of the crew and called the ride to orbit 'amazing'.

"Since yesterday, I've been told that I'm sleeping a lot, which is a good sign. I'm getting used to this quite well, enj...