15-07-2025
Gaganyaan mission on track: Isro chief as Shubhanshu Shukla returns home
As the nation celebrates Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla's return to the Earth after 18 days in space, Isro Chief V Narayanan, talkiing to India Today, said that India's own upcoming human spaceflight programme, Gaganyaan, is firmly on Shukla, India's first astronaut to live and work aboard the International Space Station, returned to Earth on Wednesday, marking the end of his historic 18-day mission. Shukla splashed down safely in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego at around 3:01 pm IST aboard SpaceX's Dragon earlier, Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomed the Indian astronaut back to Earth, and said that the historic space mission will prove a milestone towards India's Gaganyaan Mission.- Ends
