After a historic journey to the International Space Station aboard the Axiom-4 mission, Shubhanshu Shukla shared his experience of readjusting to life on Earth. He shared how even the mobile felt heavy, and he dropped a laptop, thinking it would float in space.
Shukla and his Axiom-4 colleagues addressed a virtual press conference, sharing their experience of the 20-day mission, including the stay at the International Space Station.
“After 41 years, a Bharatiya returned to space. But this time, it was not a solitary leap; it was the beginning of India’s second orbit. And this time, we are ready, not just to fly but to lead,” Shukla said.
Axiom 4 set off on its space journey from the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida on June 25 and returned to Earth on July 15. It marked a historic moment for India, making Shubhanshu Shukla the second Indian to travel to space after Rakesh Sharma in 1984.
