Today is a very special and historical day for India. Indian Air Force Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla is going to fly towards space at 12:01 pm today. He is part of the Axiom-4 mission, which will be launched from the Kennedy Space Center in the US.
Through this mission, Shubhanshu Shukla will become the first Indian to visit the International Space Station (ISS) and will also get the pride of the second Indian going to space after Rakesh Sharma. He is accompanied by astronauts from America, Poland and Hungary. Shubhanshu is playing the role of pilot in this mission, while the commander is responsible for NASA’s former astronaut Paigi Whitson. This mission will do the ISS from ISS at 4:30 pm on Thursday evening after traveling for about 28 hours.
Where to see live
The launch of the Axiom-4 mission can be seen live on the official YouTube channels and websites of NASA+, Spacex, Axiom Space and ABP News.