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