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.

Over the next 14 days, the Ax-4 crew will carry out around 60 scientific studies and activities representing 31 countries, marking the most research-intensive mission Axiom Space has conducted aboard the space station.

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