India’s Giant Leap Back to the Stars: Shubhanshu Shukla Blazes a Trail on Axiom-4’s 2025 Mission to the ISS
1. Why Ax-4 Matters for India and the World On 25 June 2025, the roar of a Falcon 9 rocket echoed across Florida’s Space Coast as Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4) lifted off toward the International Space Station (ISS). At its right-hand seat: Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla of the Indian Air Force—the first Indian in space … Read more