Bengaluru, June 1 -- Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, the first Indian to set foot aboard the International Space Station and pilot of the Axiom Mission 4, addressed the Climate Innovation Summit 2026 at IIM Bangalore, emphasising the importance of resource conservation on Earth.

Beginning his address with a symbolic tree planting, Group Captain Shukla shared insights from his 20-day mission in space, highlighting the critical nature of recycling and careful resource management.

"In space, your yesterday's coffee is your tomorrow's coffee," he said, underlining how every resource must be reused and respected.

Space exploration, he said, may seem impossible to many, yet it is precisely this pursuit of the impossible that drives humanity...