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Meet Shubhanshu Shukla, IAF officer who became first Indian astronaut for NASA's Axiom Mission 4 to ISS

DNA Friday, 31 January 2025
Indian Air Force (IAF) officer and ISRO astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla is set to become the pilot for NASA's Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4) which is a private spaceflight to be launched to the International Space Station (ISS) in summers 2025.
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