Inspiring The Next Generation of Indian Explorers (Space People)
Indian Air Force test pilot Shubhanshu Shukla, born in Lucknow in 1985, was selected as a Gaganyaan astronaut and pilot of Axiom Mission 4 Ax-4, marking India’s space resurgence after a 41-year hiatus. Shukla graduated from NDA with a BSc in Computer Science and an M.Tech in Aerospace Engineering. He is married to Dr. Kamna Shubha Shukla, a dentist. She has known Shubhanshu since having been classmates since primary school, maintaining a close friendship that developed into marriage. The couple has a son together. His journey underlines India’s new phase in space ambitions.
- Ad Astra Per Espera
- Aerospace Engineering
- Astrophotography.
- Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4)
- Earth observation
- Fitness
- Gaganyaan astronaut
- Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center
- Global mission engagement
- Horoscopes
- Indian Air Force (IAF)
- International Space Station (ISS)
- Legacy
- Life sciences
- Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Lucknow
- Materials science
- Microgravity nutrition
- National confidence
- National Defence Academy (NDA)
- Personal life
- PM Modi
- Research activities
- Science literature
- Shubhanshu Shukla
- Space technology
- SpaceX
- Test pilot
- Vyomanaut Group
Private Space News (9-13 June)
The major private companies offering space tourism services in 2025 include SpaceX, Blue Origin, and Virgin Galactic. SpaceX leads in orbital space tourism with its Starship program, offering multi-day missions and lunar flybys. Blue Origin specializes in suborbital tourism with its New Shepard vehicle, providing automated flights with large windows for Earth viewing. Virgin Galactic operates suborbital flights using SpaceShipTwo and is developing “Delta-class” spaceplanes for enhanced experiences. Over 10 companies are entering the market, with suborbital tourism dominating and orbital demand expected to rise by 2030.
- Archimedes engine.
- Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4)
- Axiom Space
- Blue Moon Mark 1
- Blue Origin
- Commercial space station
- Crew Dragon spacecraft
- Delta-class spaceplanes
- Earth observation
- Electron rocket
- Falcon 9 rocket
- Heavy-lift rocket
- Human research
- International Space Station (ISS)
- Kennedy Space Center
- NASA private astronaut mission program
- Neutron rocket
- New Glenn rocket
- New Shepard
- Polaris Program
- Rocket Lab
- Scientific experiments
- Space tourism
- SpaceX
- SpaceX Human Spaceflight Program
- Starship vehicle
- Synthetic aperture radar satellite
- Ticket sales
- Virgin Galactic
Public Space News (9-13 June)
NASA, Roscosmos, China, India, and the European Union are all undergoing updates from June 9-13, 2025. SpaceX’s Axiom Mission 4 is set to launch, and NASA plans ISS spacewalks. Roscosmos plans lunar power plant, satellite network expansion, and lunar exploration.
- Artemis program
- Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4)
- Boeing Starliner
- European Space Agency (ESA)
- Falcon 9 rocket
- Gaganyaan program
- Human spaceflight programs
- Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
- International cooperation
- International Space Station (ISS)
- ISS spacewalk
- Janet Petro
- Jeanette Epps
- Jet Propulsion Laboratory
- Johnson Space Center (JSC)
- Kennedy Space Center (KSC)
- Lunar I-Hab
- Lunar power plant
- NASA
- Open Innovation challenges
- Pakistan
- Roscosmos
- Satellite network
- Scientific experiments
- Shijian-26 satellite
- Smile mission.
- SpaceX
- Tiangong space station
- Tianwen-2 mission