India, July 14 -- Close your eyes and picture a farewell party. We're sure you're thinking of music, food and a few teary-eyed hugs. But when the goodbye happens hundreds of kilometers above Earth, the situation looks a little different. Aboard the International Space Station, Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla recently received a send-off that was minimal. No clinking glasses, no lavish spread - just floating food pouches, warm camaraderie and a sense of shared achievement, reports News18. Also, in keeping with ISRO tradition, there was no non-vegetarian fare.

Shukla and a few fellow astronauts were given a low-key but meaningful farewell aboard the ISS, streamed live to Earth, sparking plenty of curiosity online. Is there cake? Can the...