Indian Air Force Group Captain and Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla said in an emotional message at the end of the Acom-4 mission that India still looks good from space. He made this comment during the mission’s farewell ceremony, where he described the mission as an incredible journey and credited his success to his colleagues and the entire mission team. Shukla said, it has been an incredible journey. It has become amazing because of all the people involved in this.
In his farewell address, he addressed the countrymen in Hindi and said, “My journey in space is ending, but the journey of India’s human space mission is still long and difficult.” You and my journey are still very long. I assure that if we determine, the stars can also be achieved.
Today’s India looks fearless and confident
He mentioned the first Indian astronaut Rakesh Sharma, who went to space 41 years ago, said that then the world had known what India looks like from space. He said, today’s India looks ambitious, fearless, confident and full of pride and even today, it looks good from where it looks good,
After 18 days of intensive scientific experiments and research, the Axiom-4 mission is now moving towards its conclusion. Shukla and his three international colleagues are ready to fly to Earth on the return to Earth on Mission expert Slavose Slavose Slavos Uznansky-Vicenivsky and Tibor Capusomwar.
Update: #Axiom4 International Space Station #ISS Mission:
As of now, Undocking has been scheduled for Tomorrow, 14th July at 4:30 PM IST.
Arrival Back to Earth. splash down scheduled for 15th July at 3:00 pm IST.
These timings have a margin window of approximately 1 hour.
– Dr Jitendra Singh (@DrjitendraSingh) July 13, 2025
According to Indian time, this return journey will begin on July 15 at 3:00 pm. Confirming this by Minister of Science and Technology, Dr. Jitendra Singh wrote on social media, returning to Earth is scheduled on July 15 at 3:00 pm.
Domestic taste and global partnership at farewell banquet
A cultural banquet was also organized at the International Space Station (ISS) during the formal farewell ceremony held on Sunday evening, in which astronauts from six countries took part. American astronaut Johnny Kim described it as one of the most unforgettable evenings of the mission.
Indian astronaut Shukla took mango juice and carrot pudding with him, while Slavose of Poland brought Pialeg (local dish made of cabbage and mushrooms). Shukla’s visit is considered historic, as he is the first person to go to space from the Indian Air Force and is the first Indian citizen to reach the International Space Station (ISS). Earlier in 1984, Rakesh Sharma traveled space under the ‘Salute-7’ Space Mission of the then Soviet Union.
