'Traveling to space is a unique experience.', Shubhnshu Shukla met his family after spending 18 days in space, and became emotional.

Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla, who returned to Earth after an 18-day mission on the International Space Station, became emotional on Wednesday after meeting his wife Kamna Shukla and six-year-old son Kiyaash Shukla. Shubhanshu Shukla has shared emotional moments of meeting the family.

Shubhanshu shared pictures on Instagram.

Sharing pictures on Instagram, Shubhanshu wrote that traveling to space is a unique experience, but meeting loved ones after a long time is equally wonderful. It has been two months since I went into quarantine.

Traveling to space is a unique experience.

When the family came to visit during the quarantine, we had to maintain a distance of eight meters. My younger son was told that he has germs on his hands, so he cannot touch his father.

He further wrote, when I returned to Earth and embraced my family again, it felt like I had returned home again.

Shubhanshu wrote, hug someone close to you today and tell them that you love them. We often get so engrossed in the hustle and bustle of life that we forget the importance of our loved ones. Human space missions are magical, but they are made magical by humans.

Axiom Space celebrated

American company Axiom Space celebrated the return of astronauts to Texas on Wednesday. The American company posted on X that the 20-day mission led by Axiom Space in collaboration with other government space agencies including NASA, SpaceX and ISRO was launched to the ISS on June 26.