India looks 'saare jahan se acha' from orbit: Shukla’s final space message

The Indian astronaut is set to return to Earth on July 15 after a 17-day space voyage.

Shubhanshu Shukla was born in Lucknow and was recruited for the mission based on his experience at the Indian Air Force. / X/@SpaceX

Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla of the Indian Air Force became the first Indian to set foot on the ISS. On July 14 as he embarked on his return journey to Earth, in his final address Shukla evoked Indian astronaut Rakesh Sharma’s legendary phrase to describe how India looks from space: “saare jahan se acha” (most beautiful in the world).

Lucknow-born Shukla was selected to be part of a four-member crew that was sent to the ISS in a private space mission by Axiom, in collaboration with ISRO and NASA.

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