India to send first astronaut on mission to International Space Station
by Oliver Holmes from Science | The Guardian on (#6XVN6)
Shubhanshu Shukla is part of four-person mission launching on Tuesday from US
The first Indian astronaut to visit the International Space Station is due to blast off as part of an effort by the world's most populous nation to catch up with the US, Russia and China in human space flight missions.
Shubhanshu Shukla, a 39-year-old air force fighter pilot, is is part of four-person mission launching on Tuesday from the US with the private company Axiom Space, which is using a SpaceX capsule.
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