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.

This is the first time in more than 40 years that astronauts from India, Poland and Hungary arrived at the International Space Station.

In a landmark moment, Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla shares India’s powerful message from aboard the International Space Station (ISS). As a key member of the Axiom-4 mission, conducted in partnership with NASA and ISRO,