Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, who is aboard the International Space Station (ISS), is expected to talk to the UR Rao Satellite Centre (URSC) in Bengaluru via ham radio on July 4.
“Contact upcoming with India! @Axiom_Space #Ax4 crew member Shubhanshu Shukla, VU2TNI, will talk to the UR Rao Satellite Centre (URSC) in Karnataka via ham radio from the Space Station. Scheduled Fri. July 4 at 10:17 UTC | 6:17 AM ET | 3:47 PM ISS via K6DUE telebridge,” Amateur Radio on the ISS (ARISS) posted on X.
Group Captain Shukla who is spending 14 days in the ISS will connect with URSC at 3.47 p.m. (IST) on July 4.
”We have certain live events from orbit and we will be doing live interactions, including one with a VIP. We will have interactions with students, academia and also with the space industry so that I can share not just my story but also my experience on orbit with people in our country,” Group Captain Shukla had said earlier this month.
Group Captain Shukla, the first Indian on the International Space Station (ISS), spoke to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on June 28.
Last month, Sudeesh Balan, project director, ISRO, said that the space agency is planning two student events in which the astronaut would be interacting directly with the student community.
“One activity is a student event where the astronaut would be interacting directly with the student community. We are planning two such events across the country. Apart from that, there is an amateur radio link, which is an existing tradition in the ISS. There will be an amateur radio contact with the student community. We have identified the students, and these activities are currently in progress. We have located two places in India where this will be happening,” he said.
Published – June 30, 2025 10:42 pm IST