Why India Should Secure A Long-Duration Stay On ISS Before The Orbital Laboratory Is Decommissioned

In 1984, Wing Commander Rakesh Sharma flew aboard a Soviet Soyuz spacecraft to become India’s first human in space. It took forty years for a second Indian to reach orbit.On 25 June 2025, Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla lifted off to the International Space Station aboard the commercial Axiom-4 mission, finally bridging that multi-decade gap and marking a fresh milestone for the national space
In 1984, Wing Commander Rakesh Sharma flew aboard a Soviet Soyuz spacecraft to become India’s first human in space. It took forty years for a second Indian to reach orbit.On 25 June 2025, Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla lifted off to the International Space Station aboard the commercial Axiom-4 mission, finally bridging that multi-decade gap and marking a fresh milestone for the national space
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