‘Instead of Sukhanshu Shukla …’: Congress’ Udit Raj bats for a Dalit astronaut; It is said that NASA does not take the exam for selection. Bharat News
New Delhi: Congress leader Udit Raj on Tuesday suggested that a Dalit astronaut should have been selected for the Axiom-4 mission instead of the group’s captain Shubhinu Shukla.Also Read: Group captain Shubhunu Shukla’s mother recited Sunderkand; Prayer for a safe return of crew“When Rakesh Sharma was sent earlier, SC, ST, OBC people were not educated. This time, I think it was the turn to send a Dalit, “Raj told the news agency ANI.“It is not that NASA conducted an exam, and then there was a selection. It could be sent to any Dalit or OBC in place of Shukla. Yes“He said.Wing commander Rakesh Sharma was the first Indian to travel to space. He went there in April 1984 as part of the Soviet Union’s Intercosmos program.On the other hand, Shukla is the second astronaut of India, and is the first from the country to go to the international space station. He served as a pilot for AXIOM-4, a mission organized by Axiom Space in partnership with SpaceX and NASA.The mission consisted of four crew members, including Shukla. Others are: Pagi Whitson (Commander; United States) and Mission Specialist Slavose Uznansky-Vigniski (Poland) and Tibor Kapu (Hungary).Initially it was set for a launch on 11 June, Axiom-4 faced several delays, and was finally launched on 25 June.The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft will re -enter the Earth’s atmosphere, and will be printed on Tuesday at 3:01 pm (Indian Standards Time).
