ISRO Confirms Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla In Stable Condition After Historic 20-Day Space Mission
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ISRO Confirms Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla In Stable Condition After Historic 20-Day Space Mission
New Delhi, Jul 17 (PTI) The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Thursday said initial health assessments of astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla, who returned to earth after a 20-day space mission, indicated that he was in stable condition with no immediate concerns. Shukla returned to earth on June 15 when the Dragon Grace spacecraft carrying him and three other astronauts of the Axiom-4 mission splashed down off San Diego coast in California. Preliminary health checks were carried out on the astronauts on the recovery ship soon after they exited the spacecraft. Later, the astronauts were airlifted by helicopter from the recovery ship to the mainland for further medical evaluations and debriefing sessions. Later, Shukla was flown to Houston for a week-long rehabilitation program to mitigate any adverse effect of microgravity. "This is being administered by Axiom's flight surgeon and ISRO’s flight surgeon is also participating in this program," ISRO said. The rehabilitation p…
