New York: Shubhanshu Shukla, who returned from the International Space Station (ISS) early this week, is in stable condition, said the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).
ISRO said that the agency is partnering with Axiom Space in rehabilitation exercises and is “monitoring the physical and mental health” of Shukla. The national space agency noted that preliminary health checks show “no immediate concerns”.
On June 26, Shukla became the first from India to reach the orbiting lab. The Indian Air Force Group Captain returned to Earth on July 15 along with fellow astronauts from the US, Poland, and Hungary aboard SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft "Grace".
Shukla —now the first Indian to visit the ISS and only the second Indian in space after Rakesh Sharma—was greeted by his family at a designated facility in Houston, where initial medical checks were conducted before the reunion.
“Coming back to Earth and holding my family back in my arms felt like home. Find a loved one today and tell them that you love them. We often get busy in life and forget how important the people in our lives are. Human spaceflight missions are magical, but they are made magical by the humans,” the astronaut said.
