Rakesh Sharma flew aboard Soyuz T-11 spacecraft on April 3, 1984, as part of the Soviet Interkosmos programme.

The ISRO has paid a hefty amount of Rs 550 crore to Axiom Space Inc. to buy a seat on its mission. Its astronaut Shubhanhu Shukla will stay at the ISS for 14 days and carry out several experiments. The mission is significant for the ISRO as it will offer an opportunity to study various aspects of a

Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, the pilot of the Axiom Mission 4, shared his favourite song ahead of the launch from NASA’s Kennedy Space Centre in Florida.