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Shubhanshu Shukla, who has spent the last eight Monhs training with the space of NASA and Axiom, will fly to the International Space Station in a commercial mission financed with private financing.
Legend of the Shubhanshu Shukla group. (axiomspace.com)
The Indian government has announced that the captain of the Shubhanshu Shukla group, a Gaganyatri or designated astronauts, is scheduled to fly to the International Space Station next month, marking a significant milestone in the space trip of India.
Union’s Minister of Space and Technology, Dr. Jitendra Singh, said: “The international space mission that leads an Indian astronaut is scheduled for next month. India is prepared to write a defining chapter on its space trip. An Indian astronaut is ready for a space mission of Isro as Isro New Frontiers. The spatial dreams of India are high higher with Gaganyaan preparations Gaganyaan preparations, and a launch launch summer. ” “.” “.” “.” “.”
The captain of the Shubhanshu Shukla group, who has spent the last eight months training with the space of NASA and Axiom, will fly to the International Space Station in a commercial mission financed by the private. According to the reports, India has paid around $ 60 million for the mission, which will be launched in a Spacex Falcon 9 rocket with a Dragon capsule of the Spacex crew that carries a personal crew, taking off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Who is the captain of the Shubhanshu Shukla group?
The captain of the Shubhanshu Shukla group is 40 years old, the youngest of astronauts of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO). The space center has chosen Shukla for this mission, since he has a long race ahead of him.
The commander of the Axiom-4 mission (AX-4) will be the former NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson, who now works for the axiom space. The other two crew members are Slawosz Uznanski in Poland, who is an astronaut of the European Space Agency and will be a mission specialist, and the Hungarians Tibor Kapu, who also will have the same role. The captain of the Shukla group will be the pilot of the mission.
IMPORTANCE OF THE AXIOM-4 MISSION
The Minister of the Union, Singh, said that the mission will cause the captain of the Shubhanshu Shukla group to be the first Indian astronaut to visit the International Space Station and the first Indian in space in space in approximately decades, after the historic spacecraft of Rakesh Sharma in 1984 Soyuz.
Dr. V Narayanan, Secretary, Department of Space and President of ISRO, said that the captain of the Shubhanshu Shukla group of the Indian Air Force is prepared for the mission.
The mission of the Captain of the Shukla group represses a safe and vision of the future, ready to claim its position in the global space race. His trip is more than a single flight: it is a sign that India is boldly entering a new era or space exploration.
A test pilot decorated with the Air Force of India, the captain of the Shukla group was selected for Isro’s human space flight program. It is a main contender for the Gaganyaan Mission of India, the first indigenous orbital flight of Creed in India. Your trip on board the AX-4 mission is expected to provide critical practical experience in space flight operations, launch protocols, microgravity adaptation and emergency preparation, all essential for the space ambitions of CREDO of India.
The mission of the captain of the Shukla group is strategically significant since it focuses on operational preparation and global integration, marking a change in previous symbolic efforts. It highlights the growing participation of India in Public Private International Associations in space and its resolution to emerge as a serious contender in human space exploration.
Subtracting the importance of the next human space flight and a series of critical Isro missions, Singh said: “India is ready for its next space milestone.” He pointed out that collaboration with international partners and the strategic impulse of projects such as Gaganyaan reflect India’s commitment to become a world leader in space technology. The minister emphasized that thesis efforts are not only scientific but also aligned with the vision of a developed and self -sufficient Indian.