Shubhanshu Shukla Height, Age, Wife, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Other name	Shubanshu Shukla [1]Bharat Rakshak
Nickname	Gunjan
Profession(s)	• Wing Commander in Indian Air Force (IAF) • Astronaut in Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
Famous for	Being one of the four astronauts of Gaganyaan, India's first Indian Human Spaceflight Program
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 178 cm in meters- 1.78 m in feet & inches- 5’ 10”
Weight (approx.)	in kilograms- 70 kg in pounds- 154 lbs
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Indian Air Force
Service number	29014
Branch	F(P)
Course	177
Commissioning Date	17 June 2006
Personal Life
Date of Birth	10 October 1985 (Thursday)
Age (as of 2024)	39 Years
Birthplace	Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
Zodiac sign	Libra
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Lucknow
School	City Montessori School, Aliganj, Lucknow
Educational Qualification	12th standard (passed in 2001) [2]Instagram - City Montessori School
Religion/Religious Views	Agnostic but believes in horoscopes
Hobbies	• Reading books on space • Learning new technology
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Marriage Date	Year: 2009
Family
Wife/Spouse	Kamna Shubha Shukla (Dentist) Note: She hails from Jankipuram, Lucknow. Her father's name is Braja Mohan Misra.
Children	Son- Kiyas (Born in 2020)
Parents	Father- Shambhu Dayal Shukla (Retired secretary of Uttar Pradesh minister) Mother- Asha Shukla (Homemaker)
Siblings	Sister- 2 • Nidhi Shukla (Holds an MBA degree) • Shuchi Mishra (Teacher at Tender Hearts School, Lucknow)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Shubhanshu Shukla

• In 1973, Shubhanshu’s father came from Sandila, Hardoi to Lucknow where they made their house in Triveni Nagar in 1980.

• In 2002, he got an application form for the National Defence Academy (NDA) entrance exam from a friend who did not want to take the exam. He applied without informing anyone from his family and got selected.
  

  A photo showing details of Shubhanshu Shukla when he appeared for the NDA exam

• He was commissioned in the fighter pilot stream of the Indian Air Force (IAF) on 17 June 2006. He later became a fighter combat leader and a test pilot with approximately 2,000 hours of flying experience.

• On 17 June 2019, he was promoted to the position of Wing Commander. He is skilled in flying different types of aircraft such as Su-30 MKI, MiG-21, MiG-29, Jaguar, Hawk, Dornier, and An-32. ^[3]Bharat Rakshak
  

  Shubhanshu Shukla (second from left) while working in the Indian Air Force

• The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) selected him in 2019 for training at Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City of Moscow Oblast, Russia.
  

  Shubhanshu Shukla (second from right) during the selection test for India’s first human space program, Gaganyaan

• From February 2020 to March 2021, he trained in Russia where he learned spacecraft systems, space physiology, and emergency procedures. ^[4]The Indian Express

Views from the #Indian astronauts' training programme during their time in Russia.

• Group Captain Prashanth Balakrishnan Nair
• Group Captain Ajit Krishnan
• Group Captain Angad Prathap
• Wing Commander Shubhansku Shukla#Gaganyaan #ISRO pic.twitter.com/833zX4nLJG

— ISRO InSight (@ISROSight) February 27, 2024

• On 27 February 2024, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced Shubhanshu Shukla’s name along with three other astronauts for Gaganyaan, India’s first manned space mission, scheduled to be launched in 2024-2025; he also gave wings to them.
  

  A photo of the wings given to Shubhanshu Shukla and other astronauts of the Gaganyaan mission by the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi

  

  Ajit Krishnan, Prashanth Balakrishnan Nair, S. Somanath, Angad Prathap, and Shubhanshu Shukla (left to right)

• In an interview, his father said that Shubhanshu does not talk about his plans in advance and keeps them a secret. He was not in touch with his family for many days during the Balakot strike (Operation Bandar) in 2019.
  

  Shubhanshu Shukla with his parents

• His mother told him to not become an astronaut when he told her that he wanted to become an astronaut.
  

  Shubhanshu Shukla after becoming an astronaut

• In August 2024, ISRO signed an agreement with Axiom Space Inc. to send Prasanth Balakrishnan Nair and Shubhanshu Shukla to the International Space Station (ISS) as part of the Axiom-4 mission. Nair was selected as a backup, while Shukla was chosen as the prime astronaut.

• In 2025, NASA confirmed the selection of Shukla to be one of the four astronauts to visit the ISS by the spring of the same year. With this, he became the first astronaut from India to go to ISS.