Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla advised Prime Minister Narendra Modi that there’s a lot of interest about India’s Gaganyaan mission across the world and scientists had been eager to be half of it.
In an interplay with the Prime Minister on Monday (August 18, 2025) night, Shukla additionally shared his experiences about his area journey to the International Space Station (ISS) as half of the Axiom-4 mission, adjusting to micro-gravity circumstances, and the experiments he carried out on the orbital lab.
The video of Shukla’s interplay with the Prime Minister was shared on Tuesday (August 19, 2025).
“People are very excited about India’s Gaganyaan mission. Many of my crew mates (of the Axiom-4 mission) wanted to know about the launch,” Shukla stated.
“Many of my crew mates even took signed declarations from me that they would be invited for the launch of Gaganyaan mission. They wanted to travel in our vehicle,” Shukla stated.
Mr. Modi stated there was a have to have a pool of 40-50 astronauts prepared for India’s future area missions.
“I had said that your mission is the first step,” Mr. Modi stated, referring to India’s ambitions within the area sector.
Mr. Modi advised Shukla that his mission to the ISS will probably be useful in India’s area ambitions.
India plans to undertake its first human spaceflight in 2027 and construct its personal area station by 2035. India additionally has plans to land its personal astronaut on the moon by 2040.
