As India celebrates a historic moment with Group Captain Subhanshu Shukla becoming part of the AXIOM-4 mission to the International Space Station (ISS), a unique piece of Indian pride will accompany him, a mission badge designed by fashion designer Manish Tripathi.

This custom-designed badge is not just an accessory; it's a visual legacy of India's space heritage, ambitions, and cultural identity, set to orbit Earth on the spacesuit of a son of Indian soil.

In an exclusive conversation with ANI, Manish Tripathi, who designed the symbolic Mission Badge, shared the deeply personal and patriotic journey of creating this mission emblem. He revealed that he and Subhanshu Shukla are alumni of the same school, a bond that brought them together for this once-in-a-lifetime creative collaboration.