Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla successfully completed an 18-day mission aboard the ISS, marking a significant achievement for India's space programme. The mission is celebrated as a moment of national pride and is expected to inspire the younger generation,

India marked its human spaceflight return with Axiom-4 as Gp Capt Shubhanshu Shukla spent 18 days on the ISS, conducting key microgravity experiments before a safe splashdown on July 15.

Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla, who created history by becoming the first Indian ever to set foot on the International Space Station (ISS), is on his way back. A live broadcast showed the Axiom-4 (Ax-4) mission undocking from the orbiting laboratory with its four-member crew on Monday. It is expected to splash down in just under 24 hours.