‘I carry the Indian tricolour, I am here with all of you’: What Shubhanshu Shukla said 10 minutes into spaceflight

‘I carry the Indian tricolour, I am here with all of you’: What Shubhanshu Shukla said 10 minutes into spaceflight

Shukla is the second Indian astronaut to fly to space since 1984 after Rakesh Sharma. He is part of Axiom Space’s fourth private space mission, marking a significant moment for India’s space exploration in collaboration with Nasa

Shubhanshu Shukla was named the ‘Prime’ astronaut for the Indo-US mission to the International Space Station in August last year. Image: Axiom Space