Shubhanshu Shukla

Shubhanshu Shukla is a group captain and test pilot with the Indian Air Force (IAF) and gaganyatri (astronaut) with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). In July 2025 Shukla became the first ISRO astronaut to visit the International Space Station (ISS) while participating in Axiom Mission 4, a privately organised spaceflight. He is the second Indian to travel to space, following Rakesh Sharma's flight in 1984.

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1985  Wikimedia, Wikidata
test pilot, astronaut, 

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  Axiom Mission 4 ⓘ
  private crewed spaceflight to the International Space Station in 2025

India, 

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Gaganyaan crew at Russia

Axiom Mission 4 and Expedition 73 crews (cropped)

Mre1-ISRO Experiment Ax-4

Mre2-ISRO Experiment Ax-4

Shubhashu shukla livesteram student intraction session from ISS to students of Lucknow

Shubhashu shukla livesteram student intraction session from ISS to students of Lucknow

Wing Commander Shubhanshu Shukla

Gaganyaan crew (H20240227154933)

Mission Gaganyaan

Shubhanshu Shukla (H20240227154935)

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
class	orbit		Axiom Mission 4	Peggy Whitson, Shubhanshu Shukla, Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski, Tibor Kapu, human spaceflight, private spaceflight,	Wikidata
commons	image		Gaganyaan crew at Russia		Commons
commons	image		Axiom Mission 4 and Expedition 73 crews (cropped)		Commons
commons	image		Mre1-ISRO Experiment Ax-4		Commons
commons	image		Mre2-ISRO Experiment Ax-4		Commons
commons	image		Shubhashu shukla livesteram student intraction session from ISS to students of Lucknow		Commons
commons	image		Shubhashu shukla livesteram student intraction session from ISS to students of Lucknow		Commons
commons	image		Wing Commander Shubhanshu Shukla		Commons
commons	image		Gaganyaan crew (H20240227154933)		Commons
commons	image		Mission Gaganyaan		Commons
commons	image		Shubhanshu Shukla (H20240227154935)		Commons