New Delhi, June 25 -- As India gets ready to see Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla's space launch onboard the Axiom-4 mission on Wednesday, his parents have expressed that their son not only brought laurels to Lucknow, his home city, but to the entire country. Shubhanshu Shukla would be flying to space on Axiom-4 mission from NASA's Kennedy Space Centre in Florida, the United States.

Speaking with news agency ANI, Shubhanshu Shukla's father Shambhu Dayal Shukla said it was great to see posters featuring the Group Captain all around.

"We are very eager to see the launch of his mission. We are delighted. Our blessings are with him, and we also pray to God for his mission to be completed well...He is fully prepared...It feels great to see al...