June 28 , 2025
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- The Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla becomes the second Indian to travel to space.
- The first Indian in space was Rakesh Sharma, who flew aboard a Soviet Soyuz spacecraft in 1984.
- Shukla is part of Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4) to the International Space Station (ISS).
- The mission launched from NASA's Kennedy Space Centre in Florida on a Falcon 9 rocket.
- The Axiom 4 mission involves Axiom Space, NASA, and SpaceX.
- India, Poland, and Hungary are each sending an astronaut.
- The crew will spend up to 14 days in space, conducting scientific research and activities.
- Axiom Mission 4 is the fourth private astronaut mission to the ISS.

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