Sunita Williams returned to Earth after spending 286 days in space on March 19, 2025. The moment she and Butch Wilmore came out of the SpaceX Dragon capsule, NASA added another feather to their hat. However, when the whole world was going gaga over Sunita Williams’ successful return to Earth, it was reported that SpaceX Dragon would carry an Indian to space. According to a report in Times Now News, SpaceX Dragon is going to take Indian astronaut, Shubhanshu Shukla to the International Space Station (ISS).
Who is Shubhanshu Shukla? Indian astronaut set to become first Indian to travel to ISS in SpaceX Dragon, spacecraft that took Sunita Williams to space
It is a part of the Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4), and the mission is scheduled for this year’s spring season. For the uninitiated, this is going to be a landmark mission in spaceflight because it is going to make Indian astronaut, Shubhanshu Shukla the first Indian to go on a private mission to the International Space Station. Talking about more details of the mission, Axiom-4 will launch from NASA’s iconic Kennedy Space Center, which is situated in Florida.
