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On August 21, 2025, Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh met Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, the first Indian astronaut aboard the International Space Station (ISS). Singh congratulated Shukla on his achievement, highlighting its significance for India's human spaceflight ambitions. He praised Shukla's contributions to scientific experiments in
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed his congratulations on the successful launch of a Space Mission that includes astronauts from India, Hungary, Poland, and the US. He specifically acknowledged Indian astronaut Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, who is set to become the first Indian to reach the International Space Station, carrying
Indian astronaut
Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh announced that Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla will conduct research on physical, cognitive, and physiological responses in space, focusing on the effects of electronic displays in microgravity. The research will also explore skeletal muscle dysfunction and the survival of extremophiles like Tardigrades. This mission is part