Indian Astronaut will go to International Space Station (ISS) on June 10 tomorrow under the Indian Astronaut Shubhinshu Shukla Axiom Mission 4. Earlier on Sunday, Shubhanshu did a full dress final rehearsal. In this, he followed the process of going from the assembly building to the rocket and sitting in it.
During this, Shubhanshu said- this has been a great journey. These moments show that you are going to be a part of something that is much bigger than you. I can just say that I am very fortunate that I got an opportunity to be a part of the mission.
Four Astronauts of four countries are going to space station for 14 days in the Axiom Mission 4 ((AX-4).
Three more Astronauts will go with Shubhanshu
The crew of the Axiom 4 mission includes members of India, Poland and Hungary. Slavose Uznansky will be the second Astronaut of Poland to Space after 1978. Tibor Kapu will be the second Astronaut of Hungary to Space after 1980. This is the second commercial human space flight mission of Paigi Whitson of American.
Shubhanshu Shukla: Clear NDA and become IAF pilot
Shubhanshu Shukla is originally from Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. His early studies were completed from City Montessori School in Aliganj, Lucknow. After 12th, he cleared the entrance exam of the National Defense Academy (NDA) and from here he earned a graduation degree.
The NDA is a major institution training for officer cadets for the Armed Forces (Army Army, Navy and Air Force) in India. Along with training, it also gives academic degree, which is affiliated to Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi.
