Sarma, in a post on X, said, “Bharat in space. An astronomical leap forward and a proud moment for India as Group Captain Shubhangshu Shukla makes his sojourn to the International Space Station aboard #Axiom4 mission.” The Indian Air Force pilot’s learnings from his journey into space will be key for the country’s upcoming ‘Gaganyaan Mission’, he added.
Acharya, in another post, said, “Under ‘Axiom Mission 4’, Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla’s space expedition is a new flight of India’s scientific capabilities and the dreams and hopes of 1.4 billion Indians.” Limits are confined only to maps, while humanity’s flight and its possibilities are boundless — this mission, involving astronauts from India, the USA, Poland and Hungary conveys precisely this message, Acharya said.
“Heartfelt congratulations to the entire team for this historic expedition, he added.
Shukla scripted history by embarking on a space odyssey along with three others to the ISS as part of a commercial mission by Axiom Space on Wednesday, 41 years after astronaut Rakesh Sharma’s spaceflight onboard a Russian spacecraft. PTI TR TR ACD