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VETERANActiveISROISRO·🇮🇳 India·Born 1985
Shubhanshu Shukla
First ISRO-sponsored astronaut aboard the ISS via Axiom Space.
140d
Days in Space
1
Missions
0
EVAs
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EVA Time
I carry the hopes and dreams of a billion hearts.
Namaskar from space.
Inspirations
What they aspire to
He hopes to fly on India's indigenous Gaganyaan crewed mission and help build India's human spaceflight capability.
Biography
First ISRO-sponsored astronaut aboard the ISS via Axiom Space. Indian Air Force fighter pilot selected under India's Gaganyaan program.
Before NASAIndian Air Force fighter pilot, Fighter Combat Leader, and experimental test pilot with about 2,000 flight hours, on deputation to ISRO from 2020.
Notable Missions
Axiom-4 / ISS Expedition
Beyond the Mission
Causes They Champion
Promoting India's Gaganyaan programSTEM outreach in Indian schools
Languages
HindiEnglish
Awards & Honors
- Ashok Chakra
Fun fact
He became the first Indian to visit the International Space Station and only the second Indian in space — 41 years after Rakesh Sharma.
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