Shubhanshu Shukla goes back to India to a warm welcome

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Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta receives Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla upon his arrival at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport, in New Delhi early on August 17, 2025.

Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta gets Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla upon his arrival at the Indira Gandhi International(IGI)Airport, in New Delhi

early on August 17, 2025.|Picture Credit: PTI

Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla went back to India in the early hours of Sunday(August 17, 2025 )after his historical check out to the International Space Station (ISS ). Mr. Shukla, who has actually remained in the U.S. training for the Axiom-4 objective to the ISS over the previous year, was invited at the airport by Union Minister Jitendra Singh, Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, and ISRO Chairman V. Narayanan.

Mr. Shukla’s backup astronaut, Prashanth Balakrishnan Nair, likewise went back to the homeland.[ 19659005]

#WATCH|Delhi: Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla shows up back & in India. He is invited by Union MoS for Science & Technology, Dr Jitendra Singh and Delhi CM Rekha Gupta.

He was the pilot of NASA’s Axiom-4 Space Mission, which removed from NASA’s Kennedy Space Centre in Florida, … pic.twitter.com/FTpP1NaY0O

— ANI (@ANI) August 16, 2025

Mr. Shukla is anticipated to satisfy Prime Minister Narendra Modi and take a trip to his home town, Lucknow, quickly. He is likewise anticipated to go back to the capital to take part in the National Space Day events on August 22– 23.

India’s area magnificence touches Indian soil … as the renowned boy of Mother India, #Gaganyatri Shubhanshu Shukla, lands in Delhi in the early hours of this early morning. Accompanying him, another similarly achieved Group Captain Prashanth Balakrishnan Nair, among the astronauts picked for India’s very first human objective Gaganyaan, who was India’s designated backup for the objective to the International Space Station #ISS,”Mr. Singh stated in a post on X.

Previously on Saturday (August 16), Mr. Shukla had actually published a smiling photo of himself being in an aeroplane on Instagram, stating he was filled with combined feelings as he left the U.S. and anticipated going back to India to share his experiences with everybody back home.

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“As I rest on the aircraft to come back to India, I have a mix of feelings going through my heart. I feel unfortunate leaving a wonderful group of individuals behind who were my good friends and household for the previous year throughout this objective. I am likewise delighted about fulfilling all my pals, household, and everybody in the nation for the very first time post-mission. I think this is what life is– whatever at one time,” Mr. Shukla said in the post.

“Having actually gotten amazing love and assistance from everybody throughout and after the objective, I can’t wait to come back to India to share my experiences with all of you. Bye-byes are hard, however we require to keep relocating life. As my leader Peggy Whitson fondly states, ‘The only constant in spaceflight is modification.’ I think that uses to life too,” he included.

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