As NASA, Axiom Space, and SpaceX are targeting 2:31 am EDT, on Wednesday (Noon IST), June 25, for the launch of the fourth private astronaut mission to the International Space Station (ISS), Axiom Mission 4, SpaceX announced that all systems were "looking good" for the launch of the missi
Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Wednesday said that Axiom Mission 04, which will send Indian astronaut Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla to the International Space Station (ISS), is now tentatively scheduled for launch its on June 22, 2025.
Union Minister Jitendra Singh said on June 14 that the upcoming Axiom-4 Mission, which will carry Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla to the International Space Station, has been rescheduled for June 19.
Elon Musk has warned that the International Space Station is becoming unsafe due to aging parts and recommended it be de-orbited within two years, despite SpaceX earning billions from ISS missions.
As Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla is set to become the second Indian to travel to space, former ISRO scientist Nambi Narayanan called the Axiom-4 mission a prelude to ISRO's Gaganyan project.
As Shubhanshu Shukla is set to become the second Indian to travel to space, astronomer and Professor RC Kapoor said that the Axiom-4 mission will carry a "very special astronaut". He said that Shukla is set to carry out seven experiments at the International Space Station (ISS).