The Axiom-4 Mission, carrying Shukla and three other crew members, successfully docked with the International Space Station (ISS) just after 4 pm.

In a moment of pride for India, Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla launched into space on Wednesday, June 25, as part of the NASA-Axiom Space Mission Ax-4. India’s Space Milestone: Shubhanshu Shukla Joins Axiom-4 Mission Alongside three other international astronauts,

ISRO's astronaut Shukla, along with mission commander Peggy Whitson and mission specialists Tibor Kapu of Hundary and Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski of Poland, were welcomed by Expedition 73 commander Takuya Onishi of JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) and six others.