Shubhanshu Shukla, Three Others Reach International Space Station

A live videolink from NASA showed the spacecraft approaching the space station and the docking sequence was completed at 4:15 pm IST.

PTI

This image provided by NASA shows the SpaceX capsule carrying a crew of four astronauts docks to the International Space Station, carrying the first astronauts from India, Poland and Hungary in more than 40 years.Thursday June 26, 2025. AP/PTI

Indian's Shubhanshu Shukla and three other astronauts on Thursday reached the International Space Station as the Dragon spacecraft docked with the orbital laboratory.

The spacecraft, named Grace, achieved a soft capture with the space station at 4:01 pm IST over the North Atlantic ocean.

This is the first time an Indian astronaut has travelled to the International Space Station.

A live videolink from NASA showed the spacecraft approaching the space station and the docking sequence was completed at 4:15 pm IST.

The astronauts, part of the Axiom-4 mission, embarked on the journey to the space station on Wednesday from the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida.

Also Read: Axiom-4 Mission Docking Today: Time, Live Streaming Details And What Happens Next

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