It is important to apprise children about the achievements made by India in space exploration and science, said IAF Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla on Saturday.

Shukla, who in June became the first Indian to reach the International Space Station (ISS), said this at the inauguration of the Aryabhatta Gallery at the Nehru Planetarium, on the occasion of National Space Day.

“I think it is very important to tell children what we have done in the past and what we are going to do in the future. These are small things that make children happy, and they understand how complex the subject of space exploration is,” Shukla said, while speaking to the media.