Welcome back, ShubhanshuShukla — you are an inspiration to 140 crore Indians. Shubhanshu Shukla made history as the first Indian to visit the International Space Station and only the second Indian to travel into space after Rakesh Sharma in 1984. Nicknamed “Shux” by his crewmates, he spent 18 transformative days aboard the ISS as part of the private Axiom-4 mission. On July 15, he safely returned to Earth aboard SpaceX’s Dragon capsule, alongside commander Peggy Whitson and mission specialists Slawomir Uznanski-Wisniewski (Poland) and Tibor Kapu (Hungary). This mission was not just a milestone for space science—it was a defining moment for India. A proud moment for the nation — and a giant leap for our dreams in space.