<p>New Delhi: Indian Astronomer <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/shubhanshu-shukla">Shubhanshu Shukla </a>is likely to return to India by August 17 after all the debriefings are over, Union Science Minister Jitendra Singh said here on Tuesday.</p><p>The Lucknow-born astronaut, who along with three others returned on earth on Tuesday after spending 18 days at the International Space Station, will stay at a rehabilitation facility for about a week following which the debriefs will happen.</p>.Shubhanshu Shukla returns to Earth, sets tone for India's human spaceflight.<p>Union Science and Technology Minister Jitendra Singh, who watched the Axiom-4 crew module splashing down in the Pacific at a public event at CSIR headquarters, said Shukla would enter quarantine till July 23 to acclimatise with gravity.</p><p>“July 24 onwards team discussions with experts from ISRO will be held over four days. Then a debriefing of astronauts will be held with representatives of Axiom Space, SpaceX and NASA. This will go on till August 13 and we expect Shubhanshu to return to India by August 17,” Singh said.</p>.Jai Hind! Jai Bharat!: Shubhanshu Shukla enroute to space.<p>The first Indian astronaut to stay at the orbiting lab is understood to have accrued critical information that will be useful for India’s Gaganyaan programme and Bharatiya Antriksh Station, the first module of which is slated to go up by 2028.</p><p>Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Shukla’s space sojourn marked another milestone towards India’s own human space flight mission - Gaganyaan.</p>.Shubhanshu Shukla's feat has inspired a billion dreams: PM Modi.<p>While the Gaganyaan mission is eyeing a 2027 lift-off, the first module of the Bhartiya Antariksha Station is expected to be launched in 2028, with a full-fledged orbital lab taking shape by 2035.</p><p>“By enabling astronauts from India, Poland, and Hungary to carry out scientific research aboard the space station, we are supporting these nations in their contributions to human spaceflight,” said Tejpaul Bhatia, CEO of Axiom Space.</p><p>The Ax-4 crew conducted 60 scientific experiments across a wide range of disciplines, including life sciences, materials research, Earth observation, and technology demonstrations.</p><p>Seven of them are from India and are meant to generate information that will come handy in India’s own human space flight programme.</p><p>“The range of experiments conducted aboard the ISS opens new frontiers for India’s scientific community, from space agriculture and materials science to health and AI. These insights will be vital as we prepare for missions like Gaganyaan in 2027, an Indian space station by 2035, and a planned human Moon landing by 2040,” said astrophysicist Somak Raychaudhury, Vice Chancellor, Ashoka University.</p><p>“These experiences will inform how we train astronauts, design experiments, and develop life-support technologies suited for longer, independent missions,” he added.</p>
<p>New Delhi: Indian Astronomer <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/shubhanshu-shukla">Shubhanshu Shukla </a>is likely to return to India by August 17 after all the debriefings are over, Union Science Minister Jitendra Singh said here on Tuesday.</p><p>The Lucknow-born astronaut, who along with three others returned on earth on Tuesday after spending 18 days at the International Space Station, will stay at a rehabilitation facility for about a week following which the debriefs will happen.</p>.Shubhanshu Shukla returns to Earth, sets tone for India's human spaceflight.<p>Union Science and Technology Minister Jitendra Singh, who watched the Axiom-4 crew module splashing down in the Pacific at a public event at CSIR headquarters, said Shukla would enter quarantine till July 23 to acclimatise with gravity.</p><p>“July 24 onwards team discussions with experts from ISRO will be held over four days. Then a debriefing of astronauts will be held with representatives of Axiom Space, SpaceX and NASA. This will go on till August 13 and we expect Shubhanshu to return to India by August 17,” Singh said.</p>.Jai Hind! Jai Bharat!: Shubhanshu Shukla enroute to space.<p>The first Indian astronaut to stay at the orbiting lab is understood to have accrued critical information that will be useful for India’s Gaganyaan programme and Bharatiya Antriksh Station, the first module of which is slated to go up by 2028.</p><p>Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Shukla’s space sojourn marked another milestone towards India’s own human space flight mission - Gaganyaan.</p>.Shubhanshu Shukla's feat has inspired a billion dreams: PM Modi.<p>While the Gaganyaan mission is eyeing a 2027 lift-off, the first module of the Bhartiya Antariksha Station is expected to be launched in 2028, with a full-fledged orbital lab taking shape by 2035.</p><p>“By enabling astronauts from India, Poland, and Hungary to carry out scientific research aboard the space station, we are supporting these nations in their contributions to human spaceflight,” said Tejpaul Bhatia, CEO of Axiom Space.</p><p>The Ax-4 crew conducted 60 scientific experiments across a wide range of disciplines, including life sciences, materials research, Earth observation, and technology demonstrations.</p><p>Seven of them are from India and are meant to generate information that will come handy in India’s own human space flight programme.</p><p>“The range of experiments conducted aboard the ISS opens new frontiers for India’s scientific community, from space agriculture and materials science to health and AI. These insights will be vital as we prepare for missions like Gaganyaan in 2027, an Indian space station by 2035, and a planned human Moon landing by 2040,” said astrophysicist Somak Raychaudhury, Vice Chancellor, Ashoka University.</p><p>“These experiences will inform how we train astronauts, design experiments, and develop life-support technologies suited for longer, independent missions,” he added.</p>
