On the occasion of National Space Day, fashion designer Manish Tripathi, who custom-designed the official Indian mission patch worn by ISRO astronaut Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla during the ISRO-NASA-supported Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4) to the International Space Station in 2025, said that celebrating the day would create greater awareness about space and careers in the sector.

Speaking to ANI, Tripathi said, "Certainly, it's a wonderful achievement for all the countrymen, for all our Bharatiya [Indian] people. The long-due recognition for the space sector is coming through, and I'm really glad and really happy that today I could speak about National Space Day. It's a great day for all of us."