Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, the first astronaut group of India’s second and international space station (ISS) to enter space, will return to India on Sunday (August 17, 2025). They have left for India from America. Before sitting on the plane, he posted a smiling picture sitting in an airplane on ‘Instagram’ and wrote, ‘I am sitting in the plane to return to India.’

Captain Shubhanshu Shukla posted and wrote, ‘To come back to India, many kinds of feelings are awake in my heart as soon as I sit in the plane. I am sad to leave those magnificent people who have been my friends and family during this mission for the last one year. I am also excited to meet all my friends, family and all the people of the country for the first time after the mission. I think this is life- everything together ‘.

What did Captain Shubhanshu say about the mission?

Talking about the mission, Shubhanshu wrote, ‘After the love and support met during the mission and after that, I am eager to come back to India and share my experiences with all of you. It is difficult to say goodbye, but we should keep moving forward in life.

She further wrote that as my commander Paigi Whitson loves with love that space is the only stable thing change in flight. I believe that this thing also applies to life. I guess at the end of the day, ‘Like this, Chal Rahi- Jeevan is the time wheel’.

Captain Shubhanshu Shukla will meet PM Modi after returning to India

Let us know that Captain Shubhanshu Shukla has been training in America for the Acom-4 mission for ISS for the last one year. He is expected to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and travel to his hometown Lucknow immediately after that. Also, on 22-23 August, Shubhanshu will return to the capital to participate in the National Space Day celebrations.

Addressing the 79th Independence Day celebrations at the Red Fort, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday (August 15, 2025) that India is developing its space station and reminded that Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla has returned from a space mission.

Captain Shubhanshu was part of Axiom-4

Captain Shubhanshu Shukla Axiom-4 was part of the private space mission, which left Florida on 25 June and reached the International Space Station on 26 June. He returned to Earth on 15 July. Three other astronauts- Pagi Whitson (America), Slavose Uznansky-Visnivsky (Poland) and Tibor Kapu (Hungary), Shukla held more than 60 experiments and 20 outreach sessions during the 18-day mission.

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Today is a historic for India. Indian Air Force Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla will leave for space from the International Space Station (ISS) today. This is the first time an Indian scientist is becoming a part of ISS like high -tech space mission.

According to media reports, Shubhanshu will neither get salary per hour during this mission, nor any separate honorarium. Rather, the cost of this entire mission is being borne by the Government of India itself. According to the information, India has paid up to Rs 548 crore for this mission to American private space company Axiom Space. The same amount is being spent on Shubhanshu’s training, travel, space suit, research kit and other important resources.

The mission will be for so many days

This mission of Shubhanshu will be about 14 days, in which he will stay in space and take part in about 60 scientific experiments. These experiments include microgravity affecting the human body, space food testing, bio -research and examining the techniques required for the future.

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Education from here

Shubhanshu Shukla hails from Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. He has studied at NDA and has done M.Tech from the Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru. He became a pilot in the Indian Air Force in 2006 and has experience of flying fighter jets for more than 2000 hours so far. He was selected for India’s Gaganyaan Mission in 2019 and under this he received difficult training in Russia and India.

Mission was averted earlier

Earlier this mission was averted for some reasons. But now on Wednesday, Shubhanshu and his other companions will leave for space.

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