
IAF’s Wing Commander Shubhanshu Shukla to Pilot Axiom Mission 4, Marking India’s Return to Human Spaceflight
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- January 31, 2025
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Indian Air Force officer Wing Commander Shubhanshu Shukla, recently selected as the ‘Prime’ astronaut for ISRO’s Gaganyaan mission, has now been chosen as the pilot for Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4), scheduled for Spring 2025. His selection marks a historic moment for India’s renewed presence in human spaceflight after more than four decades. Ax-4 will be led by Axiom Space’s Director of Human Spaceflight and former NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson, with mission specialists Slawosz Uznanski-Wisniewski from Poland and Tibor Kapu from Hungary. This mission will symbolize a major milestone as India, Poland, and Hungary embark on their first government-backed human space missions in over 40 years. Shukla’s participation highlights India’s growing footprint in global space exploration and collaboration.
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