Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4) marked a milestone in commercial spaceflight, with Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla and crewmates from four nations conducting groundbreaking biomedical, agricultural, and AI research aboard the ISS.

Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla and Axiom-4 crew return to Earth today after an 18-day mission aboard the ISS. Watch the live splashdown and key highlights of the re-entry.

The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft, carrying Shukla and the multinational Ax-4 crew, undocked from the ISS at 4:45 pm IST on Monday and completed a carefully orchestrated 22-hour journey home

SpaceX Dragon spacecraft took 22+ hrs to journey from International Space Station, from which it undocked Monday evening; Axiom-4 team was there for 18 days

Captain Shubhanshu Shukla returns home; to soon make his first appearance after returning from space soon after vessel recovery.

Shubhanshu Shukla, the first Indian to visit the ISS, returns safely to Earth after the Axiom-4 mission. Watch his first glimpse after emerging from SpaceX’s Dragon capsule

India's Axiom-4 mission, carrying Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, marked the country's return to human spaceflight after four decades. During the 18-day mission aboard the ISS, Shukla conducted multiple microgravity experiments and interacted with global leaders.

Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla and Axiom-4 crew members were assisted out of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft and into a recovery vehicle.

Udit Raj pointed to the lack of representation from Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST), and Other Backwards Classes (OBC) in India's space exploration histor