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IAF fighter pilot Shubhanshu Shukla 1st Indian astronaut for Axiom Space ISS mission

IndiaTimes Thursday, 30 January 2025
Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla of the Indian Airforce has been named the pilot for Axiom Mission 4 to the ISS, planned for later this year. Shukla, selected for ISRO's Gaganyaan mission, will join a team led by Peggy Whitson on this private spaceflight aboard a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft.
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