Shubhanshu Shukla, first Indian in space in 41 Years, wll blast off in a Musk rocket

Shubhanshu Shukla (left) and specialist Slawosz Uznanski of Poland reviewing a procedure checklist card during training at Nasa's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas on Sept 6, 2024. - AFP

NEW DELHI: More than four decades after the first person from India went to space, the nation is finally about to have a sequel.

Shubhanshu Shukla, an Indian Air Force test pilot, will be one of four astronauts aboard a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft on a flight scheduled to launch on Wednesday (June 11) from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.