India, Dec. 1 -- Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, India's first astronaut to stay aboard the International Space Station (ISS) and only the second Indian to travel to space, shared his remarkable journey on a Global Exclusive episode of the GDP Podcast for MyGov India.

In conversation with Sharat Bhattatiripad, he spoke about joining the Indian Air Force, his space mission, conversations with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and even a zero-fuel flying incident.

Reflecting on where it all began, he said, "As a child watching fighter planes fly over your head at 1,000 kilometres per hour, doing aerobatics. it was amazing. I was so astonished just seeing it and thinking, 'What is happening? This is a completely different world. fascination!'...