India, June 25 -- Indian Air Force's Wing Commander Rakesh Sharma who became the first Indian to go into space in 1984 shared a special message for Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla who lifted off into space as part of the Axiom-4 mission to the International Space Station (ISS).

Shukla is the first Indian astronaut headed to space for the ISS and the second Indian in history to travel to space, after Sharma. In his video message, Sharma shares his best wishes for the crew of Axiom-4 and advises them to spend as much time as they can looking out the window to enjoy the view outside.

"Wishing you all the best. To the crew: Godspeed! Spend as much time as you can looking out of the window. Have a fun time, guys," Sharma said in his video me...