Astronaut Shukla: India's Bold Goals Demand Collective Effort, Space Missions on Track

• Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla emphasizes India's bold goals, including Viksit Bharat by 2047 and ambitious space missions, requiring collective responsibility.
• Shukla, a Group Captain in the Indian Air Force, shared anecdotes about his space mission and preparations during the Goa Book Festival 2026.
• India is actively working on the Gaganyaan mission, aiming for its own space station and a future Moon mission.
• Shukla expressed his wish for a student to become the first Indian to set foot on the Moon, stating, "Sky was never a limit."
• He recounted the pressure of representing 1.4 billion people during his Axiom-4 mission and played 'Vande Mataram' before launch.