Shubhanshu Shukla is the first Indian to step aboard the ISS and only the second Indian to go into space, following Rakesh Sharma's iconic flight in 1984. Shukla, a 39-year-old Indian Air Force officer and test pilot,

Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla and the Axiom-4 crew returned safely after an 18-day ISS mission, splashing down in the Pacific Ocean. The mission marked a historic milestone for Indian spaceflight.

Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla became the second Indian to reach the International Space Station (ISS) as part of the Axiom-4 mission, which is a collaboration between ISRO and NASA.