Shubhanshu shukla axiom-4 mission: The Indian astronaut group has entered the four Astronaut International Space Station (ISS), including Captain Shubhanshu Shukla. After entering the space station, the crew members there warmly welcomed him. After reaching the ISS, the four astronauts shook hands towards mission control in Houston, whose video has surfaced.
Warm welcome at space station
The crew members of the space station welcomed the Axiom-4 Mission Commander Paigi Whitson when she landed at the space station at 5:44 pm Indian time. Mission pilot Shubhanshu Shukla was behind Whitson. Shukla was accompanied by Polish Engineer Slavose Uznansky-Visnivsky, a mission expert and astronaut of the European Space Agency Project.
NASA statement about Axiom Mission-4
Whitson, who reached the fifth space flight, said, “We are happy to come here. This was a long time to live in solitude. “This is the first time an Indian astronaut has arrived on a trip to the international space station. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) said in a statement, “Thursday (26 June 2025) at 6:31 am (Indian time 4:01 pm) SpaceX Dragon spacecraft arrived at the International Space Station for the fourth private spacecraft mission.
VIDEO | AXIOM-4 Mission: Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla and Three Other Astronauts Float ITO The International Space Station to Warm Hugs.
(Full video available on pti videos – https://t.co/n147tvrpg7, pic.twitter.com/9hiyzwfyug
– Press Trust of India (@Pti_News) June 26, 2025
The video broadcast directly by NASA shown the spacecraft coming near the space station and the docking process was completed at 4:15 pm Indian time. With the establishment of communication and energy connectivity between the spacecraft and the ISS, the ‘docking’ process was completed.
The first Indian to enter ISS, Shubhanshu
The process of connecting the two after the docking of the spacecraft took place when the vehicle and the ISS were connected to the 12 sets of hooks with each other and installed communication and power links. The process of opening the hatch before the astronauts took off at the space station took 1 hour 45 minutes. Shubhanshu Shukla has become the second Indian astronaut to fly to space. Earlier, Rakesh Sharma of India had been eight days in space in 1984.