New Delhi, June 25 -- ISRO astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla's Axiom-4 mission launched into space on Wednesday, June 25. "Kamaal ki ride thi.," said Shukla as soared into the skies on his way to the International Space Station.

Minutes after the historic launch, SpaceX Falcon 9's first stage booster safely landed at Landing Zone 1. Later, the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft separated from Falcon 9's second stage.

This will be the first time an Indian astronaut will conduct research on the International Space Station.

For India, Poland and Hungary, the Axiom-4 mission launch marked a return to human spaceflight after more than 40 years.

India's first astronaut, Rakesh Sharma, had joined a Russian Soyuz spacecraft in 1984 as part of the Soviet Inte...