Indian astronaut Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, who’s headed again to earth after an 18-day keep on the International Space Station (ISS), has completed all seven microgravity experiments.
“Gaganyatri Shubhanshu Shukla has successfully completed all seven microgravity experiments and other planned activities, achieving a significant milestone in the mission. Experiments on Indian strain of Tardigrades, Myogenesis, Sprouting of methi and moong seeds, Cyanobacteria, Microalgae, Crop seeds and Voyager Display have been completed as planned,” ISRO stated on Monday (July 14, 2025).
Group Captain Shukla is the primary Indian to achieve area within the final 41 years.
ISRO had assigned to him a number of microgravity analysis experiments proposed by Indian Principal Investigators (PIs) from varied nationwide R&D laboratories and educational establishments.
During his keep in ISS, Group Captain Shukla additionally spoke with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and had a few interactions with the coed group again dwelling through ham radio.
The Ax-4 analysis complement contains round 60 scientific research and actions representing 31 international locations, together with the U.S., India, Poland, Hungary, Saudi Arabia, Brazil, Nigeria, UAE, and nations throughout Europe.
NASA has stated that the Dragon spacecraft is returning with greater than 580 kilos of cargo, together with NASA {hardware} and knowledge from over 60 experiments carried out throughout the mission.
