After Indian Air Force (IAF) Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla lifted off to space aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, IAF said he is carrying the pride of nation beyond Earth. "This is dèjà-vu moment for India, 41 years after mission of Sqn Ldr Rakesh Sharma, who first carried our Tricolour beyond Earth," IAF said. Shukla is piloting the Axiom-4 mission.