Shubhanshu shukla in axiom-4: Indian Air Force Group Captain and Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla said at the end of the Axiom-4 mission that the journey was extremely incredible and amazing for him. He credited this to every person associated with the mission and said that whenever he got time, he looked at the earth from the window and he felt like a magic.
Emotional farewell from countrymen in Hindi
In his farewell speech, he addressed the countrymen in Hindi and said, ‘Your journey and my journey is still very long. If we are determined, the stars are also in our reach. He said that 41 years ago, Rakesh Sharma saw India from space, now the world wants to know what today’s India looks like. ‘Today’s India looks ambitious, fearless, confident and full of pride … and even today,’ Sare Jahan Se Achhe ‘looks. Shukla said that during the mission, whenever he and his colleagues got time, looked towards the earth and he felt like magic.
Thanks to ISRO, NASA and colleagues
Shukla said, ‘I thank India and ISRO that they made this mission possible. Also thanks to Nasa, Axiom Space and Spacex, who gave us excellent training and support. He also thanked Indian students and scientists, whose awareness material he had taken into space.
What are you returning from the mission?
Shukla said that they are returning with valuable experiences and memories from this mission and the most important learning is, when the whole world works together for a goal, then what humanity can do, it is really amazing.
Shukla and three other astronauts, Commander Paigi Whitson, Mission expert Slavose Slavose Ujnansky-Visnivsky and Tibor Kapu, reached the space station on 26 June under the ‘Axiom-4 Mission’.