India is brimming with pride after Shubhanshu Shukla became the first astronaut from the country to blast off to the International Space Station (ISS) Wednesday, in a boost to the South Asian giant’s bid to become a space power.

A SpaceX vehicle carrying four astronauts on a private mission for Axiom Space is on its way to the International Space Station.

Axiom-4 mission carrying Shubhanshu Shukla and crew launched successfully from Kennedy Space Centre on June 25. The spacecraft will dock at the ISS on June 26 at 4:30 PM IST.