Defense Minister Rajnath Singh felicitated Gaganyatris on Sunday, including the captain of the Shukshu Shukl group, on a special ceremony, along with the captain of the Astronauts group, the captain of the group Ajit Ajit Kršhnan and Captain Angada Pratap.
The head of the General Director of the Defense Anil Chauhan and the Chief of Air Force Marshal AP Singh were also present at the event.
Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukl thanked IAF for his space trip, shared his experience with Axiom 4 with Air Warriors. “Whatever I have gone through anything and anything I have achieved, I feel that the background I had or the preparation I had for years by being in this uniform, and by the air force that some of us sitting here would do the same way. For all people, “he added.
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Meanwhile, Rajnath Singh said, “Forty years ago, when Rchessh Sharma went into space representing India, Shubhansh Shukl was born shortly after. The dream was born with his birth. One day I will also see from this country from the sky.
Shukla is the first Indian astronaut to travel to the International Space Station (ISS). Along with other astronaut colleagues, he returned to Earth after his 20 -day space stay as part of Axiom Mission 4 last month.
Previously, Shukla said that the experience of the ISS mission would be very useful for the Indian human program Spaceflight and last year learned a lot in its mission.
The Gaganyaan project, which was formally announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2018, is to head for a crew of three members to orbit 400 km for a three -day mission in 2027, PTI said.
(With the entry from agencies)
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