Asha Shukla, mother of IAF Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, watched her son's space launch. Axiom Mission 4 lifted off from NASA's Kennedy Space Centre. Shubhanshu Shukla is the mission pilot heading to the International Space Station. He is with Commander Peggy Whitson, Tibor Kapu, and Slawosz Uznanski-Wisniewski. This mission marks a big step for India in space collaboration.