5 Facts About Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, Set For Space Mission

Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla has been chosen as the prime astronaut for the upcoming Indo-US mission to the International Space Station (ISS). He is the youngest of ISRO’s astronaut-designates.He was born in Lucknow on October 10, 1985 and was a Wing Commander before being promoted to Group Captain recently. He is an alumnus of the National Defence Academy and was commissioned on June 17, 2006 in the fighter stream of the Indian Air Force. He will fly on Axiom-4 flight using the Space-X rocket and Crew Dragon.