New Delhi, June 25 -- As India celebrates a historic space moment with Shubhanshu Shukla's journey to the International Space Station (ISS), a lighter, more personal detail has caught the internet's attention: the playlist astronauts chose for their big day.

Ahead of the successful liftoff of Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4) aboard the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on Wednesday, Axiom Space shared a glimpse of the launch-day playlist featuring tracks picked by the crew, and Shukla's choice struck an emotional chord with many.

The Indian astronaut, a 39-year-old fighter pilot and the second Indian ever to travel to space after Rakesh Sharma, chose 'Yun Hi Chala Chal' from the 2004 film Swades, a song known for its spirit of purposeful journeying and quie...