Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla to return home on Sunday

August 16, 2025 1:15 PM

Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla to return home on Sunday

After weeks of rehabilitation in the US following his space mission, Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla on Saturday announced that he will be returning to India on Sunday. Shukla, who became the first Indian to reach the International Space Station (ISS) in June, shared an emotional note on Instagram before boarding his flight. “As I sit on the plane to come back to India, I have a mix of emotions running through my heart. I feel sad leaving behind a fantastic group of people who were my fri...

Axiom-4 splash down on July 15 at 3 pm: Jitendra Singh on Shubhanshu Shukla’s return

July 13, 2025 10:50 AM

Axiom-4 splash down on July 15 at 3 pm: Jitendra Singh on Shubhanshu Shukla’s return

Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Sunday shared an update on the Axiom-4 International Space Station (ISS) Mission and said that the astronauts are expected to splash down on Earth on July 15 at 3:00 p.m. (Indian time). Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla, currently on board the ISS, along with three other crew members - Peggy Whitson, Sławosz Uznanski-Wisniewski, and Tibor Kapu - will undock inside the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft from the Harmony module's space-facing port for a return to Earth. ...

Sunita Williams set to return home today after extended ISS mission

March 18, 2025 8:44 AM

Sunita Williams set to return home today after extended ISS mission

Indian-origin American astronaut Sunita Williams is scheduled to return to Earth on Tuesday evening, concluding an unusually extended stay aboard the International Space Station (ISS). A spacecraft carrying Williams and three other astronauts will undock from the ISS in a few hours and is expected to splash down off the coast of Florida at 5:57 p.m. US Eastern time (around 3 a.m. Wednesday IST), according to NASA. The crew aboard the spacecraft, named Dragon, is set to undock from the ISS and ...