Explainer: Countdown begins for Shubhanshu Shukla's space odyssey
The IAF Group captain is now closer to becoming the second Indian to travel to space
As evening descends over India on Sunday, the 2-day, 8-hour long countdown will begin on the other side of the globe for the scheduled June 10 launch of Axiom-4 mission, the four-member mission to the International Space Station (ISS) that includes an Indian astronaut.