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After 4 decades, an Indian astronaut set for space travel

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April 19, 2025

INDIAN ASTRONAUT SHUBHANSHU Shukla is set to travel to the International Space Station next month as part of an Axiom-4 mission, four decades after Rakesh Sharma's iconic 1984 spaceflight onboard Russia's Soyuz spacecraft, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said on Friday.

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Singh made the remarks after reviewing the work of the Department of Space and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).

"Group Captain Shukla's journey is more than just a flight — it's a signal that India is stepping boldly into a new era of space exploration," Singh said. ISRO chairman V Narayanan made a presentation on various upcoming space missions.

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