India is brimming with pride after Shubhanshu Shukla became the first astronaut from the country to blast off to the International Space Station (ISS) Wednesday, in a boost to the South Asian giant’s bid to become a space power.

Shubhanshu Shukla and his fellow astronauts, including veteran Peggy Whitson, have successfully reached the International Space Station as part of the Axiom-4 mission.

Axiom Mission 4 astronauts dock the international Space Station, including the first Indian to set foot on the space station, on Thursday morning.