Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 11:28am on 17 Aug 2025,Sunday Science
Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, the first Indian to visit the International Space Station (ISS) and the second Indian in space, returned to India early Sunday following his Axiom-4 mission . He was received at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport by dignitaries including Union Minister Jitendra Singh, Delhi CM Rekha Gupta, and ISRO Chairman V. Narayanan . Shukla will soon meet Prime Minister Modi before heading to Lucknow and later participating in National Space Day celebrations . This milestone reflects both national pride and India’s advancing role in human space exploration.
