Overview
- He distilled his Axiom-4 ISS experience into seven principles for the Class of 2025, calling degrees tools for nation-building.
- He recounted operational lessons, including a 32-day quarantine before launch and a re-entry that heated the capsule to about 4,000°F.
- He said the June mission carried India-designed experiments, described as the country’s first microgravity research conducted in space.
- He urged students to see themselves in India’s next steps, citing aims for an Indian space station by 2035 and a lunar landing by 2040.
- The Statesman reported that AKTU plans space Centers of Excellence and MoUs with private firms to deliver hands-on training and industry exposure.