Shubhanshu shukla in india: Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla in New Delhi on Monday (November 18). Shubhanshu Shukla is the first Indian astronaut to travel to International Space Station (ISS). Shubhanshu Shukla went to space on 25 June 2025 under the Ex-4 mission. He stayed at the space station for 18 days and returned on 15 July. Prime Minister Modi met Shukla on Monday evening at his residence on Lok Kalyan Marg. Shukla presented pictures of the Earth from the International Space Station (ISS) to Prime Minister Modi.
PM Modi welcomed Shukla wearing a jacket of ISRO astronaut and welcomed him with his hands on his shoulder. During this, Shukla also presented the ‘Mission Patch’ of the Axiom-4 mission to the Prime Minister. Lucknow -born astronaut also shared pictures taken from International Space Station with PM Modi.
Shukla Axiom-4 was part of the private space mission which left Florida on 25 June. While on 26 June, the International Space Station reached. Shukla returned to India on Sunday (August 17). Shukla, along with three other astronauts, conducted several experiments during the 18 -day mission.
Addressing the 79th Independence Day celebrations at the Red Fort, Prime Minister Modi said on August 15 that India is developing its space station. He also informed that Group Captain Shukla has returned from a space mission. PM Modi had said, “Our group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla has returned from the space station. In the coming days, he is returning to India.”
A special discussion took place in the Lok Sabha on Monday to commemorate Shubhanshu Shukla’s return to India. During the discussion on Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla’s ISS visit, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said that an Indian astronaut will land on the moon surface in 2040. Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla launched a special discussion on the topic of India’s first astronaut at the International Space Station- Space Program for India till 2047 ‘.
Amid the slogans of members of opposition parties, Minister of State for Science and Technology Jitendra Singh made a big announcement while starting the space journey of astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla. He said, “An Indian astronaut will land on the moon surface in 2040.” He said that this will accomplish Prime Minister Modi’s resolve to create a developed India by 2047.