Shubhanshu Shukla: India celebrates sending its first astronaut into space after 41 years
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Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla has become only the second Indian to travel to space.
  • ReasonablePea@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    12·
    8 days ago

    This is amazing! I’m so glad other countries are picking up manned space flight. And it’s not just some suborbital launch but actually docking with the space station

    Edit: I understand that it isn’t on an ISRO rocket but it looks like they’re trying to get manned space flight experience to work towards it themselves

    • remon@ani.socialEnglish
      5·
      9 days ago

      He’s flying on a SpaceX Falcon 9 that is launching from the US.

      • yojimbo@sopuli.xyzEnglish
        3·
        8 days ago

        True. It should be notes though that India has its own “Gaganyaan” space capsule with it’s HLVM3 rocket. First uncrewed test flight hopefully 4Q this year and first manned fight planned for early 2027. But there have been delays before - space is hard.

  • Øπ3ŕ@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    61·
    9 days ago

    Poor guy’s been on standby most of his career and now they send him? The day before he’s supposed to retire? Animals.