With the successful launch of Axiom-4 into space, the President of India's SatCom Industry Association (SIA-India), Subba Rao Pavuluri, on Wednesday expressed pride. She hailed the astronaut Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla's participation in the Axiom Mission 4, calling it a landmark moment for the country and a reflection of the growing role of India's private sector in global space exploration.

Speaking to ANI, Subba Pavuluri said, "Our astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla is going into space. It's a great day for India."

The Axiom Mission 4 launched aboard a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Centre in Florida at 2:31 am Eastern Time (12 noon IST).