Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday spoke to Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, who is the first Indian astronaut to reach ...

Shukla is joined by veteran NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson, ESA astronaut Sławosz Uznanski-Wisniewski from Poland, and Tibor ...

His words capture the pride and significance of his mission—India’s most ambitious human spaceflight effort since Rakesh Sharma’s historic journey 41 years ago.

After 41 years, India will have an astronaut in space. Shukla will be the second Indian in space after Rakesh Sharma’s flight in 1984. “This is not my journey alone, but I am carrying the Indian flag ...

While others born in India and Hungary have flown in space before — including NASA astronaut Kalpana Chawla, who died aboard ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday interacted with Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla, the first Indian aboard the ...

India, Poland and Hungary launched their first astronauts in more than 40 years Wednesday, sending them on a private flight ...

India’s first astronaut, Rakesh Sharma, couldn’t make it to Florida for the launch; Shukla said he’s been a mentor “at every step of this journey” and is flying a surprise gift for him.