India is celebrating the sending of the first astronaut to space after 41 years

The vulnerable Indians celebrate the successful team of the AXIOM-4 (AX-4) mission, which was launched with a multi-country crew, including an Indian astronaut.

Group leader Shophansu ChocolateAnd who is doing the task, only the second Indian travels to space.

In a little more than 26 hours – when the spacecraft group at the International Space Station (ISS) becomes – the group’s driver will become the first Indian ever to visit the NASA orbits laboratory.

His journey comes 41 years after astronaut Rakish Sharma became the first Indian to fly into space on Russian Soyuz in 1984.

Leaded by the former NASA astronaut – an old warrior in space was a commander of ISS twice, spent more than 675 days in space and 10 areas of area – AX -4 was raised from the Kennedy Space Center in NASA in Florida at 02:31 East US time, (06:31 GMT; 12:01 in India time) on Wednesday.

The trip to ISS on the AX -4 – a commercial trip run by Houston -based Axiom Space – is a cooperation between NASA, the Space Agency and the European Space Agency (ESA) and Spacex.

Its four-member team also includes Slawosz Uznanski-Wisniewski from Poland and Tigor Capo from Hungary. They will return their country to space more than four decades. Space pioneers spent weeks in quarantine before the launch of Wednesday.

The journey generated great interest in India, with ISRO saying that the leader of the experience group will gain chocolate during his trip to the International Space Station, which will help its efforts greatly.

The 39 -year -old was among four Indian Air Force officers in the brief list last year to travel on the first human space flight, scheduled for 2027. India has also announced ambitious plans to establish a space station by 2035 and send an astronaut to the moon by 2040.

ISRO, which was carrying out a number of tests to prepare to go to space, paid 5 billion rupees ($ 59 million; 43 million pounds) to secure and train Captain Shukla on AX-4.

Within minutes of takeoff, the group captain had a chocolate message to India.

“We went back to space after 41 years and what is the amazing journey,” he said.

“At the present time, we are going around the Earth at a speed of 750 km per second. On my shoulder, I carry the Indian flag. This is not the beginning of my journey to the International Space Station, this is the beginning of the development of the human space in India. I welcome all my Indian colleagues to be part of this journey and feel proud and enthusiastic.”

The launch was broadcast, using the Dragon Crew Crew Crew capsule on the Falcon 9 missile, live by Axiom Space and NASA and launched celebrations in India.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi Welcoming The successful launch said, “Hindi astronaut” carries with him the desires, hopes and aspirations of 1.4 billion Indian. “

In the city of Leno, the birthplace of Captain Chocolate, his parents joined hundreds of students to see the boot. They were welcomed by a band upon arrival at school and were seen going out to applause with the launch of the missile.

He was born on October 10, 1985 in the northern city of Leno, the group’s commander joined the Indian Air Force as a fighter pilot in 2006.

Migs, Sukhois, Dorniers, Jaguars and Hawks have been transferred and have more than 2000 hours of flying experience.

He described last year that “nothing less than the transformation”, Captain Chocolate recently told a press conference on the Internet that he had no words to describe his enthusiasm.

“It was a great journey so far, but the best hasn’t come yet,” he said.

While I go to space, I only carry the tools and equipment, but I carry hopes and dreams of one billion hearts.

“I ask all Indians to pray for the success of our mission,” he added.

Besides the task experience, the Indian astronaut will have a crowded schedule within two weeks on ISS.

Looking at the great interest in the trip, ISRO said they are organizing events to interact with Indian students and answer their questions during their factors in space. Interacting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi is also on cards.

But most of the time, the four -member crew will perform 60 scientific experiments, seven of which come from India.

The former NASA scientist Mila Mitra says that ISRO’s experiments will help improve our space understanding and its effects on biology and delicate cavity.

It explains that one of the main experiments will verify the effect of space tires on six types of crop seeds.

Another ISRO experience includes providing three strains of micro -algae that can be used as food, fuel, or even in life support systems, and this will help to determine the most appropriate to store it in minor gravity.

ISRO projects will also achieve how tardigrades – small areas on the ground that can escape harsh environments – in space.

Other experiments aim to determine how muscle loss occurs in space and how it can be treated; The physical and cognitive effect of using computer screens in precision gravity.