Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla returned to India after a successful mission to the International Space Station. Excited after the mission, he on Thursday expressed hope that soon someone would travel to space "from our own capsule, from our rocket, from our soil."

As reported by news agency PTI, while addressing a press conference, Group Captain Shukla stated, “The first-hand experience from the ISS mission was invaluable and a lot better than any training.”

Shukla also added, “Bharat abhi bhi saare jahaan se achcha lagta hai,” echoing the words first spoken by Indian astronaut Rakesh Sharma after his space mission in 1984.