Astronaut Shubhanshu urges students to aspire for ‘landing on moon by 2040’

August 25, 2025 2:54 PM

Astronaut Shubhanshu urges students to aspire for ‘landing on moon by 2040’

Astronaut and Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla on Monday encouraged school students to strive for the vision of landing on the moon by 2040. In his speech during the felicitation ceremony at his alma mater, City Montessori School in Lucknow’s Gomtinagar, Shukla said that the only thing required to succeed is "perseverance".  "In my experience, I think the future is extremely bright. We are at the right time, the right opportunities exist…," he said. Shukla further urged the student to "as...

Shubhanshu Shukla returns safely to Earth after historic ISS mission; PM Modi hails him for inspiring ‘a billion dreams’

July 16, 2025 10:23 AM

Shubhanshu Shukla returns safely to Earth after historic ISS mission; PM Modi hails him for inspiring ‘a billion dreams’

Indian astronaut Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla returned safely to Earth on Tuesday, marking the successful conclusion of a groundbreaking mission to the International Space Station (ISS), the first by an Indian national. Shukla was part of the four-member Axiom-4 crew aboard SpaceX’s Dragon capsule Grace, which splashed down in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California at approximately 3:01 pm IST. The capsule’s safe landing followed a fiery reentry and a 22-hour return journey from o...