Peggy Whitson, commander of Axiom-4 space mission, said that having Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla as the mission's pilot is great. "You know, he's just wicked smart when it comes to spacecraft technologies," said Whitson. Hungary's Tibor Kapu, one of the four members of the mission, said with the knowledge and wisdom that Shukla possesses, he could be "130 years old".