Panaji: IAF Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, who became the first Indian to reach the International Space Station (ISS), said on Friday that when one leaves the planet to be in space, Earth becomes their identity.

Shukla, who was in Goa, said that nationality doesn't matter in space, as humanity takes precedence.

Describing his experience at the ISS, he said that looking out from the station felt like being in an office with the best view possible.

“It was just too fascinating,” he said, virtually addressing students from schools affiliated to the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations, as part of a session titled ‘Igniting Minds, Exploring Frontiers: The Convergence of Space, Education, and Industry'.

During the interactive session, he said people may have different id

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