India is brimming with pride after Shubhanshu Shukla became the first astronaut from the country to blast off to the International Space Station (ISS) Wednesday, in a boost to the South Asian giant’s bid to become a space power.

In a landmark moment, Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla shares India’s powerful message from aboard the International Space Station (ISS). As a key member of the Axiom-4 mission, conducted in partnership with NASA and ISRO,

India's Shubhanshu Shukla, accompanied by three other astronauts, entered the International Space Station, marking the first time since Rakesh Sharma in 1984 that an Indian astronaut reached space. The Axiom-4 mission,