Cheers, tears and tricolor proud: Shubhanshu Shukla makes history with Axiom-4 Docking at ISS, emotional reactions from family in Lucknow; Watch the video

New Delhi: The moment AXIOM Mission 4 was successfully docked International Space Station (ISS) On Thursday, Shukla Ghar in Lucknow exploded with spirit. Asha Shukla, mother of IAF group captain Shubanshu Shukla, turned her hands into a silent prayer as her eyes went well with tears while watching live telecast. Next to him, his father Shambu Dayal Shukla stood proudly on his face.The east school of Shubhanshu rang a spontaneous applause and the students and parents waved the tricolor, the moment their alumni made history.The 39 -year -old Indian Air Force pilot Rakesh Sharma became the second Indian to enter space, marking a historic moment for India’s growing presence in the global space community. The spacecraft launched from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida took 28 hours to reach the ISS.‘Just wait for me, I’m coming,’ he told his parentsNext to the mission, Shukla had a simple message to her family, “Just wait for me, I’m coming.” On Wednesday, in a deep Indian gesture of blessings, his mother Asha Shukla performed a virtual right ritual, praying him for good luck, feeding him to curd and sugar on video calls.His eyes were well with tears because he saw his son in the sky. “These are tears of joy … he is now going, but he will come back strong,” he said. His sister Gunjan Shukla echoed Bhavna: “We are proud and overwhelmed. It is like a festival in our house today.”A proud father, a symbolic flagHis father, Shambu Dayal Shukla, could not withdraw his pride. “This is the happiest day of our life. We are now known by his name. Our son is bringing glory to the country,” he said, because he saw Docking Live.Shubhanshu Shukla Docking Space Station: Live UpdateA message from space: ‘Tricolor tells me that I am with all of you’After successful docking, Shukla sent a message from the orbit, “The tricolor that emerged on my shoulders tells me that I am with all of you. We are revolving around the Earth at 7.5 km per second. This is not just my journey – this is the beginning of India’s human space program. Jai Hind! Jai Bhar!”A new chapter for India in spaceWhile India has not disclosed the cost of sending Shukla into space, the report states that nations like Hungary paid up to $ 100 million for a seat on similar missions. But for many Indians, the emotional value of this mission is precious.As soon as the Axiom-4 crew floated in ISS, India was slightly high, proud, on hope, and on the shoulders of a man, which took the flag of the country beyond the stars.