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Lucknow Hails ISS Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla as UP Unveils Scholarship in His Name

The state moves to channel his mission’s momentum into space‑tech education by funding students who pursue the field.

Shubhanshu Shukla and family with CM Yogi Adityanath | Image: ANI
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Astronaut and Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla presenting the space-travelled badge to its designer Manish Tripathi; (right) Shux wearing the badge
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Overview

  • Shubhanshu Shukla returned to his hometown on Monday to a roadshow, school celebrations and a formal felicitation by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath at Lok Bhawan.
  • The Uttar Pradesh government announced a scholarship named after Shukla to support students seeking higher studies in space technology, with ISRO chairman V. Narayanan attending the ceremony.
  • Addressing students at City Montessori School, Shukla urged youth to persevere and “aspire,” saying India has a vision to land on the Moon by 2040.
  • Shukla noted his Axiom‑4 stint involved about 60 ISS experiments, including seven designed by Indian scientists, calling it a breakthrough opening doors for Indian microgravity research.
  • A day earlier, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh honored the Gaganyatris in Delhi as Shukla said lessons from his ISS mission will help execute Gaganyaan and future national human‑spaceflight goals.