Overview

• After returning to India, Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla said his ISS mission insights will feed directly into Gaganyaan and that launches from Indian soil will follow soon.
• ISRO’s V. Narayanan said roughly 80% of Gaganyaan’s technical tests are complete and signaled the first uncrewed G1 flight with the Vyomitra humanoid is planned before year‑end.
• ISRO disclosed it demanded a deeper review of Falcon‑9 sensor anomalies ahead of Axiom‑4, prompting a scrub that uncovered a fuel‑line crack with catastrophic potential.
• Shukla conducted seven India‑led experiments among dozens on the ISS, with returned samples and data now under analysis and results expected in the coming months.
• Indian astronaut trainees received cross‑training on SpaceX Crew Dragon and Russia’s Soyuz, and Shukla’s meetings with the prime minister and defence minister highlighted top‑level backing.