Indian air Force Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla made a video call as soon as he reached space. He said namaste to the country and told his experience. Shubhanshu reached space on thursday morning with three other astronauts from America, poland and Hungary. Shubhanshu has left for Axiom-4 space mission.
Shubhanshu Shukla said in the video call, "Namaste. I am now getting used to zero gravity. Like a child is learning to walk or he is figuring out how to walk. I am really enjoying this moment. The tricolor always reminds me that you all are with me. It is a strong step for India's human space program and the upcoming Gaganyaan mission. I want every one of you to feel a part of this mission.''
Shubhanshu took off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida
Lucknow-born Shubhanshu Shukla's flight was launched in a new SpaceX Dragon spacecraft on a Falcon 9 rocket at 2:31 a.m. EDT (12 noon Indian time) from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. nasa said in an update, "After launching from Kennedy Space Center at 2:31 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft is orbiting Earth and heading to the international Space Station, carrying four members of the Axiom Mission 4 crew."
The Dragon has X-4 commander Peggy Whitson, pilot Shubhanshu Shukla and mission specialists Slavoj Ujnanski-Wisniewski and Tibor Kapu aboard. nasa said it will dock at the space-facing port of the Harmony module at 7 a.m. on Thursday. After 41 years, an indian astronaut is in space again. Shukla will be the second indian to reach space after Rakesh Sharma's flight in 1984.
Shukla had earlier given this message to the country
In his message while going to ISS, Shukla said, "Namaste, my dear countrymen. What a journey. After 41 years we are in space again. This is a wonderful experience. We are orbiting the Earth at a speed of 7.5 kilometers per second. This is not only my journey. I am carrying the Indian tricolor with me."
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