Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomed the return of Group captain Shubhinu Shukla from his historic space mission, calling it an inspiration for one billion dreams.
In a post on X (East Twitter), Modi said: “I joined the nation in welcoming Group captain Shubhun Shukla as I returned to Earth from my historic mission. India’s first astronaut has visited the international space station, inspired one billion dreams through his dedication, courage and leading spirit.”
I joined the nation in welcoming Group captain Shubhinhu Shukla with my historic mission to return to Earth. As the first astronaut of India to visit the International Space Station, he has inspired a billion dreams through his dedication, courage and pioneer …
– Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) July 15, 2025
The Prime Minister also added the achievement of India’s future space ambitions, called it another milestone “towards our own human space flight mission – Gaganan.”
Union Minister Jitendra Singh also praised Shukla’s return, in a post on X, he said: “India has really found a permanent place in the space world today.”
Congratulations team #Axiom4Tu
A moment of pride for the world successfully falls down as “dragon”, away from the California coast near San Diago.
A moment of glory for India as one of his magnificent son returns from a successful journey … has been held for posting, … pic.twitter.com/vzhzyketqr
– Dr. Jitendra Singh (@DrjitendraSingh) July 15, 2025
Group Captain Shukla, a pilot with the Indian Air Force, has become the second Indian to travel to space for the historic flight of Wing Commander Rakesh Sharma in 1984 – and the first Indian to visit the international space station of $ 150 billion.
India allegedly costs around $ 70 million, allegedly costing a landmark mission organized by a private space firm Axiom Space in collaboration with NASA and ISRO. AXIOM Space said that after spending about 433 hours in space, after detecting 18 days and 288 classes around the earth, about 12.2 million kilometers-Axiom Mission 4 (AX-4) The crew has officially started its journey.
(Tagstotranslet) Shubhmanshu Shukla
