'India looks most beautiful from space': Shubhanshu Shukla in farewell message from ISS

Indian Air Force Group Captain and astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla described his time with the Axiom-4 Mission as “an incredible journey” during its farewell ceremony, acknowledging the contributions of everyone involved.

“It has been an incredible journey. It has been made amazing and incredible because of the people who are involved,” he said.

“I assure you, if we make a firm resolve, even the stars are attainable,” he added.

Reflecting on India’s space history, in his speech, Shukla stated that 41 years ago, Indian astronaut Rakesh Sharma went to space and shared how India looked from above. He said people are now curious about how the country looks today.

“Aaj ka Bharat space se mahatvakanshi dikhta hai, aaj ka Bharat nidar dikhta hai, aaj ka Bharat confident dikhta hai, aaj ka Bharat garv se poorn dikhta hai. Aur inhe sab karano ke vajah se mei ek baar phir se keh sakta hu ki aaj ka Bharat abhi bhi sare jahan se acha dikhta hai, jald hi mulaqat hoti hai, (Today’s India looks ambitious from space, today’s India looks brave, today’s India looks confident, today’s India looks full of pride. And because of all these, I can say once again that today’s India still looks better than the whole world, we meet soon) ” he added.

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Delivering parts of his speech in Hindi, Shukla said that while his own journey in space is concluding, India’s broader human spaceflight mission remains long and challenging.

“Aapki or meri yatra abhi bhot lambi hai (Our journey is still very long),” he said.