Naveen Congratulates Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla and Axiom-4 Mission Team
Bhubaneswar: BJD President and Leader of Opposition in Odisha Assembly Naveen Patnaik extended heartfelt congratulations to Indian Air Force Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla and the Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4) team for their successful launch to the International Space Station from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, USA. “Heartiest congratulations to Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla and [...]
Bhubaneswar: BJD President and Leader of Opposition in Odisha Assembly Naveen Patnaik extended heartfelt congratulations to Indian Air Force Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla and the Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4) team for their successful launch to the International Space Station from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, USA.
“Heartiest congratulations to Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla and the entire Axiom Mission4 team on the successful launch from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, USA. His journey to the International Space Station sets a historic milestone for the country, bolstering our standing in the global space exploration community. This will also serve as an inspiration for countless young minds around the nation, further shaping India’s path towards human spaceflight in the future. Best wishes to him and entire Ax4 team for a safe and successful journey”, Naveen wrote on his ‘X’ handle.
Group Captain Shukla is set to become the first ever Indian to visit NASA’s orbiting laboratory. His journey comes 41 years after cosmonaut Rakesh Sharma became the first Indian to fly to space aboard a Russian Soyuz in 1984.
Axiom-4 is a commercial flight operated by Houston-based private company Axiom Space. The mission is a collaboration between the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and European Space Agency (ESA).
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