Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla picked for mission to Space Station

ISRO said that its Human Space Flight Centre has entered into a space flight agreement with Axiom Space Inc, USA for its Axiom-4 mission to the space station.

For this, a National Mission Assignment Board has recommended two 'gaganyatris' as prime and backup mission pilot for this mission.

While Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla has been selected as the prime pilot, Group Captain Prasanth Balakrishnan Nair has been selected as backup.