Wing Commander Shubhanshu Shukla
Wing Commander Shubhanshu Shukla wiki, age, height, wife, family, education & more
| Biography | |
|---|---|
| Name | Shubhanshu Shukla |
| Full Name | Wg Cdr Shubhanshu Shukla |
| Profession | Indian astronaut |
| Date of Birth | October 10, 1985 |
| Age (In 2024) | 39 Years 2 Month(s) 8 Days |
| Birth Place | Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Current City | Bengaluru, Karnataka, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Caste | Brahmin |
| Ethnicity | Indo-Aryan |
| Mother Tongue | Hindi |
| Zodiac | Libra |
| Height | in centimeters- 178 cm in meters- 1.78 m in feet inches- 5ft 10in |
| Eye Color | Black |
| Hair Color | Black |
| Family and Marriage Details | |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Wife | Kamna Shubha Shukla (dentist) |
| Children | |
| Son(s) | 1 |
| Parents | |
| Father | Shambhu Dayal Shukla |
| Mother | Asha Shukla |
| Siblings | |
| Sister(s) | Nidhi Shukla Shuchi Mishra |
| Education Details | |
| School | City Montessori School, Lucknow |
| College | National Defence Academy (NDA) |
| Educational Qualification | Graduate |
| Other Details | |
| Food Habit | Vegetarian |
Wing Commander Shubhanshu Shukla is an Indian astronaut and fighter pilot. He is one of the four astronauts currently undergoing training for India’s inaugural human space flight mission, “Gaganyaan”. The other three astronauts are Group Captain Prashanth Balakrishnan Nair, Group Captain Angad Prathap, and Group Captain Ajit Krishnan. | |
| He was born on 10 October 1985 in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India. 1 | |
| Shubhanshu is an alumnus of the National Defence Academy (NDA). He was commissioned into the IAF’s fighter stream on 17 June 2006 and was promoted to Wing Commander on 17 June 2019. 2 | |
| He has an experience of flying Su-30 MKI, MiG-21, Mig-29, Jaguar, Dornier, and An-32 aircrafts. | |
| He has undergone training at Moscow’s Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in various aspects of spaceflight. | |
On 27 February 2024, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the identities of four astronauts during his visit to the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) in Thumba, Kerala. All four astronauts, including Shubhanshu Shukla, are IAF test pilots from the Aircraft and Systems Testing Establishment in Bengaluru and they were shortlisted four years ago after rigorous rounds of evaluation. 3 | |
References
- https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/gaganyaan-astronauts-iaf-fighter-pilots-with-distinguished-service/article67891532.ece[↩]
- https://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Database/29014[↩]
- https://indianexpress.com/article/who-is/gaganyaan-astronauts-prashanth-balakrishnan-nair-angad-prathap-ajit-krishnan-shubhanshu-shukla-9183404/[↩]
