Shubhanshu Shukla, a former Indian Air Force pilot is going to take charge of the mission. National Aeronautics and Space ...

Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, an Indian Air Force officer and the mission’s pilot, is leading India’s return to space after more than four decades.

Besides Ms Whitson, the crew includes India’s Shubhanshu Shukla, a pilot in the Indian Air Force; Hungary’s Tibor Kapu, a ...