Shubhanshu Shukla Height, Age, Wife, Family, Biography
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Age: 38 Years
Wife: Kamna Shubha Shukla
Hometown: Lucknow
Bio/Wiki | |
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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 2023) | 38 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.
- 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
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- His mother told him to not become an astronaut when he told her that he wanted to become 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.
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