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

Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla said it best when he remarked that the tiny Indian flag he is carrying to space represents each of the 140 crore Indians. His words capture the pride and ...

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 ...

The nearly 18-minute dialogue between PM Modi and the 39-year-old Indian astronaut, who is the second Indian to go to space in 41 years and the first since Rakesh Sharma's eight-day sojourn in ...

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

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.