Taking pride in getting a message from Prime Minister Narendra Modi for her brother, Shubhanshu’s sister Shuchi said Shubhanshu deserved all the praise. “Now since he is back safely, we all are relaxed and immensely happy,” said Shuchi.Remembering Shubhanshu’s last call from space on Sunday, Shuchi said everyone was fighting to hold back their emotions.“We all knew it was the most critical phase of the mission – re-entry is dangerous. But deep down, we believed he would return safely. And the credit for that confidence goes to Shubhanshu,” she added.The family likens his return to a second birth, as they had been conducting a special puja during his 18-day stay at the ISS.“This mission feels like a rebirth of Shubhanshu,” said Shuchi. “He went away from Earth into a completely different environment, and now he has returned with new experiences and memories. It’s almost like he has come back from another world,” she added.This mission marks Shukla as the second Indian astronaut in space, following Wing Commander Rakesh Sharma’s historic flight in 1984.Earlier, Shubhanshu’s parents, along with his siblings, were given a grand welcome on their arrival at the City Montessori School in Lucknow, where they watched the live telecast of the entire event of his splashdown.With the Dragon spacecraft’s splashdown, the auditorium, packed with CMS students and teachers, erupted in cheers and celebrations. They also cut a cake to celebrate Shukla’s safe return from space.
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