After going through a number of delays, the much-anticipated #Axiom 4 mission was launched from the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida on June 25 at sharp 12.01 pm.
#Axiom-4 Pilot Shubhanshu Shukla has grow to be the primary Indian to journey to house in over 40 years. (REUTERS)
The tune, a well-liked upbeat piece, was sung by #Udit Narayan, #Kailash Kher, and Hariharan, was composed by Grammy-winning artist AR Rahman and was penned by lyricist and poet #Javed Akhtar.
Track updates of #Axiom 4 mission launch right here.
The film that this tune is from – #Swades – follows the journey of a NASA scientist coming again to his roots and residential nation India, performed by #Shah Rukh Khan. The film’s plotline and Shubhanshu Shukla’s personal story are intertwined, as Shukla is now piloting the NASA-backed #Axiom 4 Mission, creating historical past.
What’s on different astronauts’ playlist?
Mission Commander Peggy Whitson’s choose for the launch day was #Imagine Dragons’ tune ‘Thunder’. Mission specialist Slawosz Uznanski-Wisniewski from Poland picked the tune ‘Supermoce’ that includes artists particularly Igo, Mrozu, and Vito Bambino. Hungary’s Tibor Kapu’s alternative was a tune named ‘Búvóhely’ by Quimby ft. Gábor Barbinek, Tamás Meleg, Gábor Subicz.
Also learn: History made: Shubhanshu Shukla turns into 1st Indian to journey to house in 40 years
#Axiom 4 mission lifts off
After going through a number of delays and postponements, the much-anticipated #Axiom 4 mission launched from the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida on June 25 at sharp 12.01 pm. The mission, which is particular in a couple of approach, marks India’s, Hungary’s, and Poland’s return to house.
All 4 astronauts took off aboard SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft.
Also learn: ‘Tiranga on my shoulders’: Shubhanshu Shukla after historic #Axiom-4 launch
The mission is being piloted by Indian Space Research Organisation astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla, who has scripted historical past with the mission. He is the primary Indian travelling to house in over forty years, solely after revered Indian astronaut Rakesh Sharma. Sharma spent eight days in orbit as a part of the then Soviet Union’s Salyut-7 house station in 1984.
As the Dragon spacecraft started its journey in direction of the ISS, Shukla stated, “Namaskar, my expensive countrymen; we’ve got reached house after 41 years. It was a fantastic experience. We are orbiting earth at a pace of seven.5 km per second, I’ve Indian tricolour on my shoulders. Tricolour tells me I’m with you all, it’s not simply the beginning of my journey to ISS but additionally of India’s human spaceflight. I would like every one among you to be a part of this journey, allow us to embark on India’s human house programme collectively.”
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