Shukla's mission lifts family into new orbit
Lucknow, June 26 -- As the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft successfully docked with the International Space Station (ISS) today carrying the Axiom-4 crew onboard, celebrations erupted in a modest home in Lucknow. It was here that the family of Indian Air Force Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla - now only the second Indian to reach space after Rakesh Sharma - waited with bated breath, then broke into tears of joy.
But Shukla's role goes beyond making history. He is the pilot of the mission - the one responsible for flying the spacecraft, ensuring the safety of all crew members, and steering it back home.
"He went as the pilot, carrying the team to the ISS, and it's his responsibility to bring them back safely," said his sister, Suchi Mishra, her voic...
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