Shubhanshu Shukla Bids Farewell to ISS: A Historic UndockingShubhanshu Shukla Bids Farewell to ISS: A Historic Undocking India’s first ISS astronaut prepares for return aboard SpaceX Dragon, concluding the AX‑4 missionShukla, with Commander Peggy Whitson (USA), Slawosz Uznański-Wisniewski (Poland), and Tibor Kapu (Hungary), reflect international collaborationThe undocking procedure began with the crew sealing the Hatch between Harmony and the Dragon around 2 pm ISTAt approximately 4:30 pm IST, the Dragon spacecraft gently undocked, ending an 18‑day mission in space Over 60 experiments were completed on biology, AI, microalgae, plant growth, virtual reality and materials science Shukla conducted ISRO‑led microgravity seed germination research, aiding future space agriculture The Dragon capsule will re-enter Earth’s atmosphere approximately 22 hours later, ending with splashdown off California on July 15 Shukla’s mission advances India’s Gaganyaan human spaceflight ambitions and marks a major milestone in private-public space collaboration