New Delhi, Jan. 28 -- President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday said India is inching closer to a space tourism mission, lauding the recent success of Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla's voyage to the International Space Station (ISS) aboard the Axiom-4 mission, which she said marked a "historic leap in India's space endeavours."Murmu said astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla's visit to the International Space Station was the beginning of a historic journey.

In her address to the joint sitting of both houses of Parliament, Murmu said space tourism was now within reach of Indians. "Shubhanshu Shukla's reaching the International Space Station (ISS) is the beginning of a historic journey. In the coming years, India is moving towards building its own space s...