India, July 15 -- The Government of India issued the following news release:
Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh on Tuesday hailed the safe return of Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla from the Axiom-4 space mission as a "moment of pride for the world, a moment of glory" for India, stating that the country had secured its rightful place in the global space ecosystem.
"One of Mother India's illustrious sons is back. India has found a lasting space in the world of space," he said, while addressing scientists, media personnel, and senior officials after watching the live splashdown.
Group Captain Shukla, India's astronaut and a key member of the four-person Axiom-4 commercial mission, returned to Earth in the SpaceX Dragon capsule Grace, which s...