Axiom: Shukla rockets into history on SpaceX's Dragon as first Indian to shoot for the stars in four decades

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Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla of the Indian Air Force has embarked on a space mission. He launched aboard SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft from NASA. This marks the second time an Indian has journeyed to space. The Axiom mission (Ax-4) will last 14 days. The crew will conduct scientific experiments on the International Space Station.